Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers LP (Verve By Request Series) ETJS-1.10 the brilliant pianist and composer

the brilliant pianist and composer presented his own strikingly original voice on this six-song album consisting entirely of his own compositions

I'm Still Sad

Featuring two previously unissued compositions it’s a must for all hard-bop fanatics

the brilliant pianist Herbie Hancock wouldn’t record his Blue Note follow-up until 1968 with the innovative classic Speak Like A Child

I Don't Know Enough About You

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers LP (Verve By Request Series) ETJS-1.10 the brilliant pianist and composerImpulse!, 1961 From the first bars of the immediately recognizable Alamode, this album is an explosion of beauty. This first sextet iteration of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers includes a young Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merritt (bass). The band ferociously pushes the pace with each track, leaving no prisoners in their wake. Tracklist & Credits 1LP Tracklist Side A