• 1. Free For All
      • 2. Hammer Head
      • 3. The Core
      • 4. Pensativa

      w/ Cedar Walton, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Reggie Workman and the Blakester - killer!

      Other Releases by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

      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 MessengersA Day With Art Blakey 1961 • Vol IEastwind
          • Original LP E WIND 707£25.00
            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned UK vinyl
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          Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersThe Big Beat (1960)Blue Note
          One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions, with a lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, Bobby Timmons on piano and...
          • – The Chess Players
          • – Sakeena's Vision
          • – Politely
          • – Dat Dere
          • – Lester Left Town
          • – It's Only A Paper Moon
          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 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...

                Other Releases on Blue Note

                Andrew HillJudgmentBlue Note
                Alfred Lion considered pianist-composer Andrew Hill as unique as Thelonious Monk and documented Hill’s music with a fervor. Recorded in 1964 with a quartet...
                  • LP 7507950£27.99
                    Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
                    Expected 19 DecPreorder
                  Stanley TurrentineIn Memory OfBlue Note
                  Stanley Turrentine’s stellar 1964 album, In Memory Of, traversed swinging hard bop, beautiful balladry and African rhythms with the saxophonist fronting...
                    • LP 5571608£36.99
                      Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                    Art HodesThe Funky Piano Of Art HodesBlue Note
                      • Original LP B-6502 K£12.00
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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...
                        • LP 3538218£31.99
                        • Original LP BST-84240£50.00
                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl Blue/white label liberty pressing,in original shrink
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                        Sidney De ParisDeParis DixieBlue Note
                          • Original LP B-6501£10.00
                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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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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                              Eddie HendersonHeritage (1976)Blue Note
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                                Andrew HillAndrew!!!Blue Note
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                                  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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                                    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...
                                              Freddie HubbardHere To StayBlue Note
                                              Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard burst out of the gates in 1960 with a torrent of creativity that produced six classic albums in two years including Here To Stay...
                                                • LP 6514965£27.99
                                                  Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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                                                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...
                                                    Art HodesSittin' In - Volume IBlue Note
                                                      • Original LP B 6508£10.00
                                                        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print 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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                                                      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....
                                                        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
                                                        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
                                                        The only one of tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks’ albums as a leader to be released during his too-brief lifetime, 1960’s True Blue is a hard bop masterpiece...
                                                          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£31.99
                                                                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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                                                              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,...
                                                                  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
                                                                  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)

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