• 1. Tell It Like It Is
      • 2. The Freedom Rider
      • 3. El Toro
      • 4. Petty Lacerny
      • 5. Blue Lace

      Originally released in 1961, with a seminal 'Messengers' line-up of Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt.

      Other Releases by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

      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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        Booker LittleBooker Little & Max RoachBlue Note
        Trumpeter Booker Little made only a few albums during his tragically short life including his astounding debut Booker Little 4 & Max Roach recorded in...
          • LP 4881948£36.99
            Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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          Art Blakey QuintetA Night At Birdland, Volume 2Blue Note
            • Original LP LNJ-70092£60.00
              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, 1973 Blue label Liberty pressing in orig shrink!
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            Gene Harris And The Three SoundsLive At The 'It Club'Blue Note
            The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific groups on the Blue Note roster from the late-1950s into the early 1970s. Led by pianist Gene Harris the...
              Meshell NdegeocelloNo More Water: The Gospel of James BaldwinBlue Note
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                Odyssey of Iska is the fourteenth album by American jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, released on Blue Note Records in 1971. Musicians include...
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                  Horace SilverThe Trio SidesBlue Note
                    • Original 2×LP BN-LA474-H2£30.00
                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Out of Print Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                    Booker ErvinTex Book TenorBlue Note
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                      Joe HendersonMode for Joe (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                      Saxophonist Joe Henderson expanded his palette on his vigorous 1966 album Mode for Joe with a dynamic septet featuring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby...
                        Horace SilverSilver 'N Voices (1977)Blue Note
                        Excellent 70s soul jazz on Blue Note from Silver's group with vocal choir. Deep.
                          • Original LP£20.00
                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                          Jack WilsonEasterly WindsBlue Note
                          KILLER Blue Note album - 100% essential.
                          • – On Children
                          • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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                          Stanley TurrentineAnother StoryBlue Note
                            • Original LP BST 84336£40.00
                              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                            Jackie McLeanTippin' The ScalesBlue Note
                              • Original LP BST 84427£15.00
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                              Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
                              One of jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was a highly original piano stylist and a composer of tremendous imagination and eclecticism....
                                Wayne ShorterNight Dreamer (1964)Blue Note
                                Wayne Shorter's debut for Blue Note, with six original compositions. A transitional record but a classic one with Shorter joined by Lee Morgan, McCoy...
                                • – Night Dreamer
                                Tina BrooksTrue BlueBlue Note
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                                  • New LP (180g) 5524255£28.00
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                                  Sonny ClarkSonny Clark Trio (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                  Pianist and composer Sonny Clark only lived for 32 years but more than left his mark on the jazz world in that time, with countless seminal albums such...
                                  • – Be-Bop
                                  • – I Didn't Know What Time It Was
                                  • – Two Bass Hit
                                  • – Tadd's Delight
                                  • – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
                                  • – I'll Remember April
                                  Earl KlughCaptain Caribe - The Best Of Earl KlughBlue Note
                                    • Original LP GP-3205£15.00
                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Secondhand Japanese vinyl, no Obi, some sleeve staining
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                                    Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
                                    SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
                                    • – Change
                                    • – Wind Parade
                                    • – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
                                    • – Places And Spaces
                                    • – You And The Music
                                    • – Night Whistler
                                    • – Just My Imagination
                                    MadlibShades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                    Madlib invades Blue Note! Hip hop producer extroardinaire and world class jazz fiend Madlib gets let loose in the Blue Note vaults with his sampler!
                                    • – Introduction
                                    • – Slim's Return
                                    • – Distant Land
                                    • – Mystic Bounce
                                    • – Stormy
                                    • – Blue Note Interlude
                                    • – Please Set Me At Ease
                                    • – Funky Blue Note
                                    • – Alfred Lion Interlude
                                    • – Stepping Into Tomorrow
                                    • – Andrew Hill Break
                                    • – Montara
                                    • – Song For My Father
                                    • – Footprints
                                    • – Peace/Dolphin Dance
                                    • – Outro
                                    • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 5507723£36.99
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                                    Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                    Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                      • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
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                                      Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
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                                        Ike QuebecSwing Hi - Swing Lo (1969)Blue Note
                                          • Original LP B-6507£10.00
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                                          Jackie McLeanBluesnikBlue Note
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                                                  • Original LP BLP 1531£40.00
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                                                  Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                  In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet in to the Half Note Café in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable...
                                                    • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
                                                      Gatefold sleeve
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                                                    Harold VickSteppin' Out! (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                    In 1963, tenor saxophonist Harold Vick made his sole album as a leader for Blue Note, the underrated soul jazz gem Steppin’ Out. The record finds its...
                                                      • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3814591£36.00
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                                                      John ColtraneBlue TrainBlue Note
                                                      **Late 50s hard bop! Coltrane's second on Blue Note.** John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, bandleaderPaul Chambers – double bassKenny Drew – pianoCurtis...
                                                      • – Moment's Notice
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                                                      • – Mystique
                                                      • – You
                                                      • – Trance Dance
                                                      • – Eclipse
                                                      • – Number Four
                                                      • – Diahnn
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                                                      • LP 3829360£22.00
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                                                      VOLUME 2
                                                        • Original LP B-6506£15.00
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                                                        Stanley TurrentineRough 'N TumbleBlue Note
                                                        Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 soul jazz classic Rough ‘N Tumble finds a deep and bluesy groove that doesn’t let up from start to finish. Joining Turrentine...
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                                                          • – Caramba
                                                          • Reissue LP 3876185£27.99
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                                                          Joe HendersonInner Urge (1965)Blue Note
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                                                          • – el barrio
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