Art Blakey - Live At The Cafe Bohemia November 1955 (2019) MP3/FLAC

Tracklist
CD1

01. Art Blakey - Like Someone In Love
02. Art Blakey - I Waited For You
03. Art Blakey - Minor's Holiday
04. Art Blakey - Soft Winds
05. Art Blakey - Avila And Tequila
06. Art Blakey - Yesterdays
07. Art Blakey - What's New
08. Art Blakey - Alone Together
09. Art Blakey - The Theme

CD2

10. Art Blakey - Prince Albert
11. Art Blakey - Just One Of Those Things
12. Art Blakey - Gone With The Wind
13. Art Blakey - Sportin' Crowd
14. Art Blakey - Hank's Symphony
15. Art Blakey - Lady Bird
16. Art Blakey - Medley: Deciphering The Message/Theme
17. The Horace Silver Quintet - Room 608
18. The Horace Silver Quintet - Doodlin'
19. The Horace Silver Quintet - Stop Time

Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers were a major influential creative force in modern jazz for over three decades, with Blakey actively leading different incarnations of the band through to his death in 1990. They were legendary as representing the archetypal hard bop school of jazz, with a driving blues-flavoured approach. These performances came from early in the development of the Messengers soon after drummer Art Blakey and pianist Horace Silver had formed the group with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, trumpeter Kenny Dorham and bassist Doug Watkins, and these recordings were the first live performances by this line-up to be recorded and released, and so represent something of a landmark. This set comprises the performances which were subsequently released on the Blue Note label. In addition, by way of a bonus, we also feature three studio tracks which this line-up had recorded at their first session together in November 1954, which were released by Blue Note as The Horace Silver Quintet. Including several extended performances where the full range of the groups skill and style can be fully appreciated, this is a great showcase for one of the most admired ensembles in modern jazz, capturing the modern jazz zeitgeist of those years.