Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Play Lerner And Loewe (1957) [2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue. Comes with new liner notes. Available only for a limited period of time until March 20, 2015. The music of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe – composers usually associated with the Broadway stage, brought into a whole new light here by the late 50s Jazz Messengers! The album's one of Art Blakey's more unusual outings – part of that great 1957 run away from Blue Note – but it cooks strongly with a lineup that includes Jackie McLean on alto, Johnny Griffin on tenor, and Bill Hardman on trumpet – all players who bring an unusual degree of bite to these tunes, while still reflecting the lyrical beauty within!

The group sparkles and shines with the sort of brilliance and energy that Blakey's leadership brings to the group, completely transforming tunes that include "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Almost Like Being In Love", "On The Street Where You Live", and "There But For You Go I".


Tracks:

01 - I Could Have Danced All Night
02 - On The Street Where You Live
03 - There But For You Go I
04 - They Call The Wind Maria
05 - I Talk To The Trees
06 - Almost Like Being In Love
07 - A Night At Tony's (Take 3) (bonus track)
08 - A Night At Tony's (Take 4) (bonus track)
09 - Social Call (Take 4) (bonus track)
10 - Social Call (bonus track)
11 - Off The Wall (Take 5) (bonus track)
12 - Couldn't It Be You (Take 3) (bonus track)

Personnel:

Jimmy De Brest - bass
Art Blakey - drums
Sam (Bill) Dockery - piano
Johnny Griffin - tenor sax
Bill Hardman - trumpet
and others...