Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat - LP Vinyl

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SKU:
c0025692
UPC:
602438176113

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Specifications

Artist:
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Album:
The Big Beat
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
602438176113

Description

2021 reissue as part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series - Perhaps the best known and most loved of Art Blakey's works, The Big Beat is a testament to the creative progress of one of the best jazz drummers of all time. Now over 40 years old, The Big Beat is as thunderous as ever. Here, Blakey combines his rhythm with tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter's brilliant composing to make what could only be termed a "structurally raw" album. Each track rips through bebop as quickly as Blakey ripped through drum heads. "Dat Dere" and "Lester Left Town" stand out as part of the true canons for hot jazz. Two alternate versions of "It's Only a Paper Moon" round out the album, both brimming with the fluid integrity of the song and the drive only Blakey could provide. As one of the few drummers to step out and lead, not just play backup, Blakey created a true jazz treasure in The Big Beat.
A1The Chess Players
A2Sakeena's Vision
A3Politely
B1Dat Dere
B2Lester Left Town
B3It's Only A Paper Moon