Art Blakey Quartet - A Jazz Message (1963) [2006] CD-Rip

Art Blakey, without any Jazz Messengers – but still coming through loud and clear, thanks to help from a unique group that features Sonny Stitt on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Art Davis on bass! The album's still got all the hardbop charm of Blakey's best Blue Note dates, but also feels a bit more spontaneous too – and the basslines of Davis are a wonderful change from the usual – beautiful sounds that drive the record quite strongly up from the bottom! Titles include the killer "Cafe", plus "Blues Back", "Just Knock On My Door", "Summertime", and "The Song Is You" – and the album features fantastic blowing from Stitt!


Tracks:

01. Cafe (Blakey-Stitt) (5:37)
02. Just Knock on My Door (Blakey-Stitt) (7:00)
03. Summertime (Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward-Heyward) (4:42)
04. Blues Back (Tyner) (5:24)
05. Sunday (Conn-Miller-Styne-Krueger) (7:24)
06. The Song Is You (Kern-Hammerstein) (5:07)

Personnel:

Art Blakey – drums
Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Art Davis – bass