Art & Jazz Messengers Blakey

Big Beat, Art & Jazz Messengers Blakey, LP

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Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Art Blakey's 1960 hard bop classic, The Big Beat, introduced one of the greatest line-ups of the Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. 3 of the 6 tunes were composed by Shorter, but the album is best-known for an unforgettable version of Timmons' enduring hit "Dat Dere." Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal.


  • Disc 1, Track: 1 - The Chess Players
  • Disc 1, Track: 2 - Sakeena's Vision
  • Disc 1, Track: 3 - Politely
  • Disc 1, Track: 4 - Dat Dere
  • Disc 1, Track: 5 - Lester Left Town
  • Disc 1, Track: 6 - It's Only a Paper Moon
  • Disc 1, Track: 7 - It's Only a Paper Moon (Bonus Track - Alternate Take)

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