LoginKen Burns JAZZ Collection: Art Blakey
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Very few drummers or bandleaders have had the impact on jazz that Art Blakey did, using his explosive playing to drive the whole hard-bop movement and his extraordinary series of bands called the Jazz Messengers. Throughout his career, Blakey was a tireless advocate of the enduring values of bop, and he created a forum in which younger talents could flourish. There are some classic versions of bop standards here, like Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia," heard in a brilliant 1960 version, and Thelonious Monk's "Evidence," with Monk at the piano on a 1957 recording. There are also tunes by Blakey side
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Manufacturer: Polygram Records
Release date: 7 November 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731454908924 UPC: 731454908924
Release date: 7 November 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731454908924 UPC: 731454908924
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