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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.
© Christopher Fielder /TiVo
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Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Morgan, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Timmons, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Wayne Shorter, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Jymie Merritt, AssociatedPerformer - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, MainArtist
2021 Music Manager 1960 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Morgan, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Timmons, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Shorter, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Jymie Merritt, AssociatedPerformer - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, MainArtist - Concord Songs Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Music Manager 1960 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Bill Hardman, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Morgan, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Timmons, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Shorter, AssociatedPerformer - Jymie Merritt, AssociatedPerformer - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, MainArtist - Second Floor Music / Grow Your Own Music / Bucks Music Group Ltd., MusicPublisher
2021 Music Manager 1960 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Morgan, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Timmons, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Shorter, AssociatedPerformer - Jymie Merritt, AssociatedPerformer - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, MainArtist - Upam Music Co / Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Music Manager 1960 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Morgan, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Timmons, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Shorter, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Jymie Merritt, AssociatedPerformer - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, MainArtist - Miyako Music / Milky Way Express Inc / Kobalt Music Copyrights Sarl / Kobalt Music Copyrights (UK) Ltd / Kobalt Music Services Ltd / Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Music Manager 1960 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Harold Arlen, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Morgan, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Timmons, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Shorter, AssociatedPerformer - Jymie Merritt, AssociatedPerformer - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, MainArtist - Glocca Morra Music Corporation / Shapiro Bernstein & Co Inc / Shapiro Bernstein & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Anne Rachel Music Corporation / Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Music Manager 1960 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
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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.
© Christopher Fielder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:19
- Main artists: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Music Manager
- Genre: Jazz Bebop
2021 Music Manager 1960 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
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