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    • LP (180 gram) 884052£35.00
      180g audiophile vinyl reissue in a deluxe gatefold sleeve
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    • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Ping Pong
    • 1. Ping Pong
    • 2. Roots And Herbs
    • 3. The Back Sliders
    • 4. United
    • 5. Look At The Birdie
    • 6. Master Mind

    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 in deluxe Tone Poet gatefold edition for the first time ever!

    Other Releases by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

    Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Verve by Request)Decca
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      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
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          Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersFree For AllBlue Note
          w/ Cedar Walton, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Reggie Workman and the Blakester - killer!

            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
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            • LP 7580719£27.99
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            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
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            • 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...
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            • LP 7580710£27.99
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            Stanley TurrentineEasy WalkerBlue Note
            Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 album Easy Walker was right in the soulful tenor saxophonist’s sweet spot with Mr. T fronting a versatile quartet with McCoy...
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            • – Easy Walker
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            • LP 7580705£27.99
              Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
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            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...
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            • LP 5842277£36.99
              Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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            Blue MitchellThe Thing To DoBlue Note
            Trumpeter Blue Mitchell’s soulful, swinging style embodied the Blue Note ethos and his 1964 debut for the label The Thing To Do showcased his sound across...
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            • LP 7580696£27.99
              Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
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            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...
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            • – Pennies From Heaven
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            • – I've Got You Under My Skin
            • – I Thought About You
            • – We'll Be Together Again
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            • – Swingin' Down The Lane
            • – Anything Goes
            • – How About You?
            • LP 7894910£36.99
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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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                  Sidney De ParisDeParis DixieBlue Note
                    • Original LP B-6501£10.00
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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
                    Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
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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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                            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
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                            • 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
                            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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                                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
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                                      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...
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                                        Wayne ShorterNight Dreamer (1964)Blue Note
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                                          • 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
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                                          • – 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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                                          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
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                                            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...
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