• 1. ping pong
      • 2. roots and herbs
      • 3. the back siders
      • 4. united
      • 5. look at the birdie
      • 6. master mind
      • 7. CD Bonus Track – the back siders (alt take)
      • 8. CD Bonus Track – ping pong (alt version)
      • 9. CD Bonus Track – united (alt version)

      As close to perfect as any album we've ever heard. The best Messenger lineup at the absolute top of their game, the Shorter/Morgan/Timmons team was simply meant to be. "Ping Pong' is a jazz dance killer, a much played track at Dingwalls dance sessions from Gilles Peterson and La Forge.

      Other Releases by Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

      Art Blakey And The Jazz MessengersLike Someone In LoveBlue Note
      An album resulting from exactly the same 1960 sessions as the better-known 'A Night in Tunisia'.
        • LP 6514964£27.99
          Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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        Art Blakey And The Jazz MessengersA Night In Tunisia (1960)Blue Note
        There are more versions of 'A Night In Tunisia' than perhaps any other jazz tune - but this is the mother of them all. Art Blakey on drums, Lee Morgan...
          Art Blakey And The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (1958)Blue Note
          Seminal deep soul jazz from Blakey and the Messengers (Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson, Jymie Merritt) with the definitive version of "Moanin'"
          • – moanin

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          • – 'Philly' Twist
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          • – Sunset
          • – Whistle Stop
          • – Sunrise In Mexico
          • – Windmill
          • – Dorham's Epitaph
          • LP 7580719£27.99
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            Expected 15 MayPreorder
          McCoy TynerAsante [Expanded Edition]Blue Note
          McCoy Tyner had been increasingly looking to Africa for inspiration on his Blue Note records of the late-60s. With 1970’s Asante he brought those influences...
          • – Malika
          • – Asante
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          • – Fulfillment
          • LP 6501974£36.99
            Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
            Expected 01 MayPreorder
          Donald ByrdThe Cat WalkBlue Note
          Donald Byrd was deep in a groove in 1960 as the trumpeter turned out one hard bop classicafter another including The Cat Walk featuring Byrd’s quintet...
          • – Say You're Mine
          • – Duke's Mixture
          • – Each Time I Think Of You
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          • – Cute
          • – Hello Bright Sunflower
          • LP 7580710£27.99
            Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
            Expected 24 AprPreorder
          Fred JacksonHootin’ ‘N Tootin’Blue Note
          In addition to appearing as a sideman with Blue Note organists Baby Face Willette and Big John Patton, the brawny tenor saxophonist Fred Jackson also cut...
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          • – Southern Exposure
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          • – Hootin' 'N Tootin'
          • – Easin' On Down
          • – That's Where It's At
          • – Way Down Home
          • LP 5842277£36.99
            Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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          Larry YoungMother ShipBlue Note
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          • LP 5864870£36.99
            Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
            Expected 03 AprPreorder
          Blue MitchellThe Thing To Do (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
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            • LP 7580696£27.99
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            Following his melancholy masterpiece In The Wee Small Hours, the legendary vocalist Frank Sinatra brightened the mood considerably with his exuberant album...
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            • – I Thought About You
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            Bud PowellThe Scene Changes, Vol. 5Blue Note
              • Original LP BST 84009£30.00
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                • Original LP GXK 8099 (M)£40.00
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                Andrew HillJudgmentBlue Note
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                  • LP 7507950£27.99
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                        • Original LP B-6501£10.00
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                        Killer late 60s funky jazz on Blue Note, including the much sampled version of 'Ode To Billy Joe'.
                        • – ode to billie joe
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                                  • Original LP BNS 400001£12.00
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                                  Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
                                    • Original LP BLJ-46994£18.00
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                                    Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
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                                    • New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£31.99
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                                    • Original LP£65.00
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                                      • LP 6510372£27.99
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                                        • LP 4881948£36.99
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                                            • LP 6514965£27.99
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                                              • Original LP 5864592£40.00
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                                                    • – On Children
                                                    • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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