• 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 MessengersTough!Cadet
        • Original LP LPS-4049£30.00
          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned out-of-Print Japanese Vinyl
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        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 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 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 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 Messengers3 Blind MiceUnited Artists Jazz (1962)
              Art Blakey+Jimmy Merritt + Cedar Walton+ Curtis Fuller+Wayne Shorter+ Freddie Hubbard
                • Original LP£30.00
                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Japanese vinyl
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                Other Releases on Blue Note

                Kenny DorhamWhistle StopBlue Note
                After having recorded early classics like Afro-Cuban for Blue Note in the mid-1950s, trumpeter Kenny Dorham made an invigorating return to the label in...
                • – 'Philly' Twist
                • – Buffalo
                • – Sunset
                • – Whistle Stop
                • – Sunrise In Mexico
                • – Windmill
                • – Dorham's Epitaph
                • LP 7580719£27.99
                  Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
                  Expected 15 MayPreorder
                McCoy TynerAsante [Expanded Edition]Blue Note
                McCoy Tyner had been increasingly looking to Africa for inspiration on his Blue Note records of the late-60s. With 1970’s Asante he brought those influences...
                • – Malika
                • – Asante
                • – Goin' Home
                • – Fulfillment
                • LP 6501974£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
                  Expected 01 MayPreorder
                Donald ByrdThe Cat WalkBlue Note
                Donald Byrd was deep in a groove in 1960 as the trumpeter turned out one hard bop classicafter another including The Cat Walk featuring Byrd’s quintet...
                • – Say You're Mine
                • – Duke's Mixture
                • – Each Time I Think Of You
                • – The Cat Walk
                • – Cute
                • – Hello Bright Sunflower
                • LP 7580710£27.99
                  Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
                  Expected 24 AprPreorder
                Fred JacksonHootin’ ‘N Tootin’Blue Note
                In addition to appearing as a sideman with Blue Note organists Baby Face Willette and Big John Patton, the brawny tenor saxophonist Fred Jackson also cut...
                • – Dippin' In The Bag
                • – Southern Exposure
                • – Preach Brother
                • – Hootin' 'N Tootin'
                • – Easin' On Down
                • – That's Where It's At
                • – Way Down Home
                • LP 5842277£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
                  Expected 03 AprPreorder
                Larry YoungMother ShipBlue Note
                The final Blue Note album by organist Larry Young, 1969’s Mother Ship bristled with unbridled kinetic energy while delivering soulful grooves. First...
                • – Mother Ship
                • – Street Scene
                • – Visions
                • – Trip Merchant
                • – Love Drops
                • LP 5864870£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
                  Expected 03 AprPreorder
                Frank SinatraSongs for Swingin’ Lovers!Blue Note
                Following his melancholy masterpiece In The Wee Small Hours, the legendary vocalist Frank Sinatra brightened the mood considerably with his exuberant album...
                • – You Make Me Feel So Young
                • – It Happened In Monterey
                • – You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
                • – You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
                • – Too Marvelous For Words
                • – Old Devil Moon
                • – Pennies From Heaven
                • – Love Is Here To Stay
                • – I've Got You Under My Skin
                • – I Thought About You
                • – We'll Be Together Again
                • – Makin' Whoopee
                • – Swingin' Down The Lane
                • – Anything Goes
                • – How About You?
                • LP 7894910£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                Bud PowellThe Scene Changes, Vol. 5Blue Note
                  • Original LP BST 84009£30.00
                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese Vinyl, w/Obi
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                  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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                        Sidney De ParisDeParis DixieBlue Note
                          • Original LP B-6501£10.00
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                          Lou DonaldsonMr. Shing-A-LingBlue Note
                          Killer late 60s funky jazz on Blue Note, including the much sampled version of 'Ode To Billy Joe'.
                          • – ode to billie joe
                          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
                            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...
                              Eddie HendersonHeritage (1976)Blue Note
                              Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi in the early-70s after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk...
                                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...
                                  Sidney BechetJazz Classics Volume 1Blue Note
                                    • Original LP BNS 400001£12.00
                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, Blue label 1977 UK pressing
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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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                                      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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                                              Sonny RollinsA Night At The Village VanguardBlue Note
                                              An expanded 3xLP edition of Sonny Rollins’ essential and legendary live trio album A Night At The Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters is added to...
                                                • Original LP 5864592£40.00
                                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, 1975 blue label Liberty pressing
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                                                • 2×CD 6512251£13.99
                                                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
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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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                                                      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
                                                      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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