Artist:Art Blakey
Song:Just Knock On My Door
Album:A Jazz Message
While John Coltrane & Ornette Coleman were stretching the boundaries of jazz, drummer Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers were staying on the hard bop course. And Blakey continued on that course through the 80s. But Blakey's most important contribution was the many young musicians who worked for him and went on to their own successes. He recorded mostly for Blue Note but recorded for other labels too. A Jazz Message was released by Impulse in 1963. This quartet is smaller than Blakey's usual Jazz Messengers lineup. But it's still great with musicans like Sonny Stitt on tenor sax, McCoy Tyner on piano & Art Davis on bass. Art Blakey made so many great records over the years that it's impossible to recommend anything specific to newcomers. Just try out one of his records and you'll want more. Art Blakey died on Oct. 16, 1990 at age 71.
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