Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Strasbourg 82 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Recorded live in Strasbourg on April 1st, 1982, this newly unearthed performance captures Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers in full flight during a fertile period for the group. Featuring the young talents of Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard, Johnny O’Neal, Billy Pierce, and Charles Fambrough, the concert is a powerful document of Blakey’s ongoing mission to showcase rising stars in hard bop.

Released for the first time, Strasbourg 82 presents an inspired set that blends Messengers classics like “Moanin’” and “Blues March” with standards and contemporary originals. Mastered by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Records, this deluxe 180g 2LP gatefold edition with OBI strip also includes a postcard print by Val Wilmer and special collector benefits via Gearbox Collection. A must-have release for Blakey fans and hard bop devotees.

Art Blakey; drums
Johnny O’Neal; piano
Donald Harrison; alto saxophone
Terence Blanchard; trumpet
Billy Pierce; tenor saxophone
Charles Fambrough: double bass