• 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 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 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

            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.
              Expected 27 MarPreorder
            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
                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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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
                        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...
                              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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                                  Horace SilverSilver 'N Brass (1975)Blue Note
                                  Mid 70s blue note, very deep Original USA vinyl
                                    • Original LP£25.00
                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, some sleeve wear, some light surface marks plays well
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                                    Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
                                    Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...
                                    • – Lansana's Priestess
                                    • – Miss Kane
                                    • – Sister Love
                                    • – Street Lady
                                    • – Witch Hunt
                                    • – Woman of The World
                                    • New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£31.99
                                      In stockAdd to Bag
                                    • Original LP£65.00
                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue label Liberty, Blue Note orig inner, some sleevewear from age
                                    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
                                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                                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
                                                  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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                                                      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

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