• 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.

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        • – The Chess Players
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        • – Politely
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        • – Ping Pong
        • LP (180 gram) 884052£35.00
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        Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersMeet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World (Volume 1)Blue Note
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          Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersFree For AllBlue Note
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            Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersCaravan (1963)Riverside
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              • LP 5864870£36.99
                Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                        • Original LP B-6501£10.00
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                                  Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
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                                    Horace SilverSilver 'N Brass (1975)Blue Note
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                                      • Original LP£25.00
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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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                                                        • Original LP GP-3205£15.00
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                                                        Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
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                                                        • – Introduction
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                                                        • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 5507723£36.99
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                                                          • New LP (180g) 3856842£31.99
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                                                          • – soul surge
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                                                          • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3856838£34.99
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