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Artist:
Art Blakey
Title:
The Prime Source



Details:
For 35 years Art Blakey was the pre-eminent leader of the hard-bop movement that began to emerge in the early 1950s. Hard bop is usually regarded as being characterized by dark weighty earthy timbres soulful inflections of pitch blues-like melodic figures and sometimes harmonies and chord progressions reminiscent of the sanctified church. His group the Jazz Messengers served as a springboard for talented young musicians who were prepared to push themselves beyond the limit or burn-out in the process. As a leader Art Blakey always insisted on complete musicianship and the understanding that without risk jazz is dead. Blakey had no time for timidity or playing it safe his drumming encouraged daring and brilliance. In doing so the Jazz Messengers have shaped the style of most small group blowing over four decades. Blakey's role as a teacher finder and developer of young talent is unsurpassed in jazz. This 44 track 4CD set presents four early Jazz Messengers line-ups in live settings at Birdland and CafT Bohemia and also in Columbia Studios. Just some of the luminaries alongside are Clifford Brown Donald Byrd

Label: Proper Box

This item was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 April, 2008