• 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 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
          • LP 0889397218805£16.00
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          • Original LP 4003£10.00
            Vinyl condition: POORSleeve condition: VG-POOR CONDITION Rare NEW YORK 47 West 63rd NYC pressing Blue Note. CHEAP! For collectors only!
          • CD 4953242£7.99
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          Dexter GordonLandslideBlue Note
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            Lou DonaldsonMr. Shing-A-LingBlue Note
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            • – ode to billie joe
            • Original LP BST 84271£90.00
              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue/white Liberty label 1967 Stereo pressing, Van Gelder stamps in lacquer
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            Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
            Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach began a run of Blue Note leader dates with his excellent 1962 debut Down To Earth. The deeply soulful set was a showcase...
              'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
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                        • LP 5542148£36.99
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                        Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
                          • Original LP BLJ-46994£18.00
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                          Dom MinasiWhen Joanna Loved MeBlue Note
                            • Original LP BN-LA258-G£10.00
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                            Duke PearsonWahoo!Blue Note
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                              • LP 6510372£27.99
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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
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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...
                                  Freddie HubbardHere To StayBlue Note
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                                    Booker ErvinTex Book TenorBlue Note
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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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                                        Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
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                                          Duke PearsonThe Right TouchBlue Note
                                          Super killer dance jazz classic Blue Note. 'Chilli Peppers' is one of the toughest tunes ever, a mainstay of Gilles Peterson/jazz dance back in the days...
                                          • – Chili Peppers
                                          • – Make It Good
                                          • – My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)
                                          • – Los Malos Hombres
                                          • – Scrap Iron
                                          • – Rotary
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                                          • – Night Dreamer
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                                            • – 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
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                                              • 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
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                                              • – You And The Music
                                              • – Night Whistler
                                              • – Just My Imagination
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                                              Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                                • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
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                                                Freddie HubbardBlue Spirits (1966)Blue Note
                                                Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, James Spaulding, Larry Ridley, Harold Mabern, Big Black. Classic Blue Note session.
                                                • – soul surge
                                                • – jodo
                                                • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3856838£34.99
                                                  Tone Poet Edition
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                                                Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
                                                Saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III enters a new era of his band leading career with his remarkable Blue Note debut return to casual, the long-anticipated...
                                                  Horace Parlan QuintetSpeakin' My PieceBlue Note
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                                                      • – The Windjammer
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                                                      • – Goin' Down South
                                                      • – Prints Tie
                                                      • – Ummh
                                                      • – A Night In Barcelona
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                                                      • – Uno Esta
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                                                        • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
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