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Recorded in 1956, Art Blakey's Drum Suite is a wonderful hybrid of African, Latin, and hard bop rhythms that prefigures the concept of Afro-beat by at least a decade, and the sheer energy, not to mention its very special and fresh-sounding intimacy, make it especially astounding. Even more amazing is that the three parts of the suite -- Blakey's "The Sacrifice," Ray Bryant's "Cubano Chant," and Oscar Pettiford's "Oscalypso" -- were recorded straight through live, and were only intended to be a pre-take run-through, but as is obvious here, Blakey and company nailed the whole thing right out of the box. The original LP was issued by Columbia with the drum suite on one side, and three tracks recorded by a 1956 version of the Jazz Messengers (Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, and Spanky DeBrest) for Blakey's first Columbia album, Hard Bop, on the other side. Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Jo Jones, Drums - Oscar Pettiford, Bass - Sabu Martinez, Vocal - Sabu Martinez, Percussion - Sabu Martinez, Bongos - Cal Lampley, Producer - Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, Performer - Specs Wright, Vocal - Specs Wright, Drums - Louis Martinez, Composer - Louis Martinez, Lyricist - Ray Bryant, Piano - Art Blakey, Composer - Art Blakey, Lyricist - Art Blakey, Drums
Originally recorded 1957 & released 2005. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Bryant, Composer - R. Bryant, Lyricist - Jo Jones, Drums - Oscar Pettiford, Bass - Sabu Martinez, Vocal - Sabu Martinez, Percussion - Sabu Martinez, Bongos - Cal Lampley, Producer - Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, Performer - Specs Wright, Vocal - Specs Wright, Drums - Ray Bryant, Piano - Art Blakey, Drums
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jo Jones, Drums - O. Pettiford, Composer - O. Pettiford, Lyricist - Oscar Pettiford, Bass - Sabu Martinez, Vocal - Sabu Martinez, Percussion - Sabu Martinez, Bongos - Cal Lampley, Producer - Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, Performer - Specs Wright, Vocal - Specs Wright, Drums - Candido, Vocal - Candido, Bass - Candido, Congas - Candido, Percussion - Ray Bryant, Piano - Art Blakey, Drums
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Performer - Cal Lampley, Producer - Bill Hardman, Trumpet - Gigi Gryce, Composer - Gigi Gryce, Lyricist - Spanky DeBrest, Drums - Sam Dockery, Piano - Jackie McLean, Alto Saxophone - Art Blakey, Drums
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Performer - Cal Lampley, Producer - Bill Hardman, Trumpet - Spanky DeBrest, Drums - Sam Dockery, Piano - Mal Waldron, Composer - Mal Waldron, Lyricist - Jackie McLean, Alto Saxophone - Art Blakey, Drums
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Performer - Cal Lampley, Producer - Bill Hardman, Composer - Bill Hardman, Lyricist - Bill Hardman, Trumpet - Spanky DeBrest, Drums - Sam Dockery, Piano - Jackie McLean, Alto Saxophone - Art Blakey, Drums
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. BYRD, Composer - D. BYRD, Lyricist - Various, Performer - George Avakian, Producer - Ira Sullivan, Trumpet - Ira Sullivan, Tenor Saxophone - Donald Byrd, Trumpet - Kenny Drew, Piano - Wilbur Ware, Bass - Art Blakey, Drums - Art Blakey, Performer
Originally recorded 1956 & released 1982. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. BYRD, Composer - D. BYRD, Lyricist - Various, Performer - George Avakian, Producer - Ira Sullivan, Tenor Saxophone - Ira Sullivan, Trumpet - Donald Byrd, Trumpet - Kenny Drew, Piano - Wilbur Ware, Bass - Art Blakey, Drums - Art Blakey, Performer
Originally recorded 1956 & released 1982. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. BYRD, Composer - D. BYRD, Lyricist - Various, Performer - George Avakian, Producer - Ira Sullivan, Trumpet - Ira Sullivan, Tenor Saxophone - Donald Byrd, Trumpet - Kenny Drew, Piano - Wilbur Ware, Bass - Art Blakey, Drums
Originally recorded 1956 & released 2005. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Recorded in 1956, Art Blakey's Drum Suite is a wonderful hybrid of African, Latin, and hard bop rhythms that prefigures the concept of Afro-beat by at least a decade, and the sheer energy, not to mention its very special and fresh-sounding intimacy, make it especially astounding. Even more amazing is that the three parts of the suite -- Blakey's "The Sacrifice," Ray Bryant's "Cubano Chant," and Oscar Pettiford's "Oscalypso" -- were recorded straight through live, and were only intended to be a pre-take run-through, but as is obvious here, Blakey and company nailed the whole thing right out of the box. The original LP was issued by Columbia with the drum suite on one side, and three tracks recorded by a 1956 version of the Jazz Messengers (Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, and Spanky DeBrest) for Blakey's first Columbia album, Hard Bop, on the other side. Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:09
- Main artists: Art Blakey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
Originally recorded 1956, 1957 & released 1957, 1981, 2005. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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