• 1. Backstage Sally
      • 2. Contemplation
      • 3. Bu's Delight
      • 4. Reincarnation Blues
      • 5. Shaky Jake
      • 6. Moon River

      Reissue of the drum hero’s classic 1963 album! Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, during November and December 1961. The Jazz Messengers’ 11th Blue Note album. Featuring the classic Messengers line-up of Freddie Hubbard (trumpet/flugelhorn), Wayne Shorter (tenor), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Cedar Walton (piano) and Jymie Merritt (bass). Showcasing three classic Shorter compositions (‘Backstage Sally’, ‘Contemplation’, ‘Reincarnation Blues’) plus Fuller’s ‘Bu’s Delight’, Walton’s ‘Shaky Jake’ and a take on Henry Mancini’s ‘Moon River’. Produced by Blue Note co-founder Alfred Lion.

      Other Releases by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

      Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersThe Jazz Messengers・Art BlakeyFontana
        • Original LP SFON-7035£30.00
          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese vinyl, no Obi
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        Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersSoul FingerLimelight
          • Original LP LS 86018£40.00
            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, thick card original Limelight Records with stapled booklet
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          Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Verve by Request)Decca
          From the first bars of the immediately recognizable ‘Alamode’, this album is an explosion of beauty. This first sextet iteration of Art Blakey’s...
            Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersFirst Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 RecordingsBlue Note
            'First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings' is a thrilling previously unreleased live recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya...
              Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersRoots & HerbsBlue Note
              HEAVY, HEAVY HEAVY album with the all-time jazz dancer Ping-Pong. Recorded in 1961, not released until 1970 this is an ESSENTIAL Blue Note release available...
              • – Ping Pong
              • LP (180 gram) 884052£35.00
                180g audiophile vinyl reissue in a deluxe gatefold sleeve
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              Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersIndestructibleBlue Note
              Classic 1966 hard-bop album from legendary drummer, Art Blakey! Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on 24th April/15th May...
                Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersMeet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World (Volume 1)Blue Note
                All time classic from Art Blakey featuring Lee Morgan & Wayne Shorter
                  Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersMosaicBlue Note (1961)
                  Art Blakey leads Freddie Hubbard trumpet, wayne SHorter sax, Curtis Fuller trombone, Cedar Walton piano, Jymie Merritt bass. First album on Blue Note...
                  • – Mosaic
                  • – Down Under
                  • – Children Of The Night
                  • – Arabia
                  • – Crisis
                  • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 5524253£28.00
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                  Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersCaravan (1963)Riverside
                  Amazing, classic line-up, smokin' early 60s soul jazz. Art Blakey, Drums Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet Curtis Fuller, Trombone Cedar...

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                    Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
                    All time-rare groove Mizell brothers production. Includes the massive 'Think Twice'.
                    • – stepping into tomorrow
                    • – think twice
                    • LP (180 gram) 6581682£24.00
                      Expected 18 JulPreorder
                    'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
                    Beautiful, a different Hammond B3 sound than Smith, fabulous ballads, great swing, this man should have been huge but disappeared back to Cook County in...
                      Horace SilverTotal Response (1972)Blue Note
                      Essential Horace Silver 1972 on Blue Note. Very, very deep but still with Silver's characteristic soul jazz style. All Silvers late 60s/early 70s blue...
                        • Original LP BLUNT84368£50.00
                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, 1975 blue label with Blue Note house inner, cut out top right
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                        Andrew HillAndrew!!!Blue Note
                        Pianist Andrew Hill burst onto the scene in 1963–64 with a torrent of creativity that produced five remarkable albums including Andrew!!! featuring saxophonist...
                          • LP 5811998£36.99
                            Expected 13 JunPreorder
                          Grachan Moncur IIISome Other Stuff (Tone Poet)Blue Note
                          Following his excellent 1963 debut Evolution, trombonist Grachan Moncur III ventured even deeper into experimental waters on 1964’s Some Other Stuff,...
                            • LP 5542148£36.99
                              This is part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                            Horace SilverFurther ExplorationsBlue Note
                              • Original LP 31C 052 82962£20.00
                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG-Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Brazilian pressing Blue Note Vinyl, lot of sleeve/spine wear
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                              Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
                                • Original LP BLJ-46994£18.00
                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, ex-radio station copy with radio station stickers on front
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                                Dom MinasiWhen Joanna Loved MeBlue Note
                                  • Original LP BN-LA258-G£10.00
                                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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                                  Duke PearsonWahoo!Blue Note
                                  Duke Pearson’s great 1964 album Wahoo! was a perfect encapsulation of his talents as a pianist, composer and bandleader. Writing for a sextet featuring...
                                    • LP 6510372£27.99
                                      Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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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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                                      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...
                                        Wayne ShorterJujuBlue Note
                                        Saxophonist Shorter is joined by Coltrane's seminal rhythm team - McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones. Deep and seminal.
                                        • – Juju
                                        • – House Of Jade
                                        • – Yes Or No
                                        Booker ErvinTex Book TenorBlue Note
                                        Booker Ervin cut two stellar Blue Note records in the late-60s including Tex Book Tenor which had to wait until 2005 for its first standalone release....
                                          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...
                                            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
                                            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
                                              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
                                                Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                                  • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
                                                    Tone Poet Edition
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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...
                                                    Jackie McLeanBluesnikBlue Note
                                                    Widely regarded as one of Jackie McLean's finest, not to mention most accessible albums, Bluesnik gets the reissue treatment on Blue Note to bring it to...
                                                      Horace Parlan QuintetSpeakin' My PieceBlue Note
                                                      Horace Parlan struck out in style as a bandleader in 1960 with a swathe of albums for Blue Note, amongst which was this dazzling display with his quintet....
                                                        Transmissions from Total Refreshment CentreBlue Note
                                                        All the best music has a community underneath it. The extended family around London’s Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) connects continents and generations,...
                                                          Grant GreenGreen is Beautiful (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                                          Another Blue Note killer coming! Grant Green killer 1970 super funky soul jazz LP from Liberty-era Blue Note Records. This is one of the best Blue Note...
                                                          • – Ain't It Funky Now
                                                          • – The Windjammer
                                                          • – Dracula
                                                          Bobby HutchersonSan Francisco (1971)Blue Note
                                                          100% STONE COLD CLASSIC BLUE NOTE LP!The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on...
                                                          • – Goin' Down South
                                                          • – Prints Tie
                                                          • – Ummh
                                                          • – A Night In Barcelona
                                                          Bobbi HumphreyFancy Dancer (1975)Blue Note
                                                          Classic jazz funk album produced by the awesome Mizell Brothers which includes the ESSENTIAL track 'Uno Esta'!
                                                          • – Uno Esta
                                                          Donald ByrdLive Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (1973)Blue Note
                                                          "I’ve been waiting over 30 years for this to come out officially" Gilles Peterson "Donald Byrd in a super rare 1973 public appearance of the Mizell...
                                                          • – Black Byrd (Live)
                                                          • – You've Got It Bad Girl (Live)
                                                          • – The East (Live)
                                                          • – Introductions (Live)
                                                          • – Kwame (Live)
                                                          • – Poco-Mania (Live)
                                                          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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                                                            Bobby HutchersonStick-Up!Blue Note
                                                            Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s 1966 album Stick-Up! found him in the company of a new band line-up with Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Lewis, and...
                                                              • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3573216£36.00
                                                                Tone Poet Edition
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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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