Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Hard Bop - Impex LP

180-gram audiophile LP reissue of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' Hard Bop

Recorded December 1956, Hard Bop introduced a new edition of the Jazz Messengers with Jackie McLean on alto and Bill Hardman on trumpet, whose tart, tightly phrased front line came to typify the band's sound. The hard-swinging session mixes originals by McLean and Hardman with tunes by Mal Waldron and Gigi Gryce, two standards and a Gershwin medley.

Features

• Black vinyl LP
• All-analog audiophile reissue
• Label: Impex Records (Columbia)

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Cranky Spanky
2. Stella by Starlight
3. My Heart Stood Still

Side Two:

1. Little Melonie
2. Stanley's Stiff Chickens