Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Live In Zurich, 1958 (2010) CD-Rip

A complete, previously unissued 1958 concert, with excellent sound quality, performed in Zurich by one of the best formations of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, featuring Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt. Contains new versions of the classics “Moanin’” and “I Remember Clifford”, along with the only existing live version of “Come Rain or Come Shine” by this group, and an amazing trio version of “My Funny Valentine” with Bobby Timmons as the featured soloist.

The formation heard here marks the third incarnation of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Besides the individual gifts of each member, the group forms a compact unit with a cohesive sound. “We play modern jazz”, explained Blakey during a 1958 interview, “and to understand it you must listen. We study, we rehearse. The Jazz Messengers are very serious about getting the music across to you. If you don’t want to listen, maybe the person sitting next to you does.


Tracks:

CD1:
01. NOW'S THE TIME 13:17
02. THE THEME 6:48
03. MOANIN' 14:30
04. WHISPER NOT 11:05
05. EVIDENCE 6:24

CD2:
01. I REMEMBER CLIFFORD 7:56
02. JUST BY MYSELF 6:37
03. ALONG CAME BETTY 11:52
04. MY FUNNY VALENTINE 6:30
05. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE 8:46
06. A NIGHT IN TUNISIA 9:09

Personnel:

Bass – Jymie Merritt
Drums – Art Blakey
Piano – Bobby Timmons
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson
Trumpet – Lee Morgan