Art Blakey Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk

• 1. Evidence
• 2. In Walked Bud
• 3. Blue Monk
• 4. I Mean You
• 5. Rhythm-A-Ning
• 6. Purple Shades
• 7. Evidence (Take 2)
• 8. In Walked Bud (Take 2)
• 9. Blue Monk (Take 9)
• 10. I Mean You (Take 3)
• 11. Rhythm-A-Ning (Take 2)
• 12. Purple Shades (Take 4)

**A deluxe edition fully remastered with outtakes — all but one previously unreleased**

In May of 1957, Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers went into the studio with Thelonious Monk to record a one-off album for Atlantic. The Jazz Messengers were a loose collective of young Jazz musicians, with a constantly rotating lineup to keep the music fresh, and help launch new careers (akin to today’s hip hop collectives.) Blakey had recorded with Monk on various occasions, but this was the first time Monk sat in with the Jazz Messengers. The result is a true meeting of the minds, a beautiful union of Monk’s melodies with Blakey’s unshakable sense of swing, and Thelonious Monk’s only appearance on Atlantic.

Art Blakey, drums; Thelonious Monk, piano; Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone; Bill Hardman, trumpet; and Spanky Debrest, bass.