Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat - XRCD24 CD

XRCD24 CD, Out of Print

The 1960 edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers—featuring Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter and Bobby Timmons—captured at the peak of hard bop. The Big Beat introduces Timmons' soul-jazz staple "Dat Dere" and Shorter's Lester Young tribute "Lester Left Town," alongside a swinging "It's Only a Paper Moon."

Features

• XRCD24 CD, compatible with all CD players
• Mastered by Alan Yoshida and Joe Harley from the original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note 2-track analog tapes
• Deluxe packaging with Francis Wolff session photos and original album liner notes
• Label: Blue Note

Track Listing

1. The Chess Players
2. Sakeena's Vision
3. Politely
4. Dat Dere
5. Lester Left Town
6. It's Only a Paper Moon