"Infra-Rae" (Hank Mobley) - 6:57 "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 11:51 "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 5:36 "Ecaroh" (Silver) - 6:02 "Carol's Interlude" (Mobley) - 5:36 "The End of a Love Affair" (E.C. Redding) - 6:43 "Hank's Symphony" (Mobley) - 4:37 "Weird-O" (Mobley) - 7:06 "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:52 "Late Show" (Mobley) - 7:09 "Deciphering the Message" (Mobley) - 6:29 "Carol's Interlude (alternate take)" (Mobley) - 6:13
Personnel
Art Blakey, drums Donald Byrd, trumpet Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone Horace Silver, piano Doug Watkins, bass
Hard Bop 1956
Tracks
"Cranky Spanky" (Bill Hardman) - 4:45 "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 8:50 "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:33 "Little Melonae" (Jackie McLean) - 8:20 "Stanley's Stiff Chicken" (Hardman, McLean) - 9:25
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Bill Hardman - trumpet Jackie McLean - alto saxophone Sam Dockery - piano Spanky DeBrest - bass
Ritual 1957
Tracks
"Sam's Tune" (Sam Dockery) - 5:52 "Scotch Blues" (Duke Jordan) - 8:31 "Once Upon a Groove" (Owen Eugene Marshall) - 8:36 "Art Blakey's Comments on Ritual" (Art Blakey) - 1:55 "Ritual" (Art Blakey) - 9:59 "Touche" (Mal Waldron) - 6:16 "Wake Up!" (Lee Sears) - 5:04 "Little T." (Donald Byrd)- 8:46 from Once Upon a Groove "Exhibit A" (Art Blakey, Lee Sears) - 6:44 from Once Upon a Groove
Personnel
Art Blakey - Drums Bill Hardman - Trumpet Jackie McLean - Alto Sax Sam Dockery - Piano Spanky DeBrest - Bass
Tough! 1957
Tracks
"Scotch Blues" (Duke Jordan) - 7:55 "Flight to Jordu" (Jordan) - 7:20 "Transfiguration" (Gigi Gryce) - 5:08 "Exhibit A" (Gryce) - 6:37 "Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:57
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Bill Hardman - trumpet Jackie McLean - alto saxophone Sam Dockery - piano Spanky DeBrest - bass
Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... 1957
Tracks
"I Could Have Danced All Night" - 4:16 "On the Street Where You Live" - 9:02 "There But for You Go I" - 4:34 "They Call the Wind Maria" - 4:56 "I Talk to the Trees" - 8:58 "Almost Like Being in Love" - 4:50
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Bill Hardman - trumpet Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone Sam Dockery - piano Spanky DeBrest - bass
A Night in Tunisia 1957
Tracks
"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 12:55 "Off the Wall" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:16 "Theory of Art" (Bill Hardman) – 9:46 "Couldn't It Be You?" (Art Blakey, Jackie McLean) – 8:12 "Evans" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:30 "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Paparelli) – 12:30 Bonus track on CD re-issue. "Off the Wall" (Griffin) – 7:21 Bonus track on CD re-issue. "Theory of Art" (Hardman) – 10:14 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Bill Hardman – trumpet Johnny Griffin – tenor sax Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) – alto sax Sam Dockery – piano Spanky DeBrest – bass
Cu-Bop 1957
Tracks
"Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:10 "Sakeena" (Art Blakey) - 11:55 "Shorty" (Johnny Griffin) - 4:32 "Dawn on the Harvest" (Charlie Shavers) - 12:45 [title is "Dawn on the Desert" on the record label]
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Bill Hardman - trumpet Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone Sam Dockery - piano Spanky DeBrest - bass Sabu Martinez - congas, bongos
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk 1957
Tracks
Side one 1. "Evidence" Thelonious Monk 6:46 2. "In Walked Bud" Thelonious Monk 6:39 3. "Blue Monk" Thelonious Monk 7:54
Side two 1. "I Mean You" Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins 8:02 2. "Rhythm-A-Ning" Thelonious Monk 7:20 3. "Purple Shades" Johnny Griffin 7:48
1999 bonus tracks 7. "Evidence (alternate take)" Thelonious Monk 5:30 8. "Blue Monk (alternate take)" Thelonious Monk 6:59 9. "I Mean You (alternate take)" Thelonious Monk 7:34 Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Bill Hardman – trumpet Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone Thelonious Monk – piano Spanky DeBrest – bass
Hard Drive 1957
Tracks
"For Minors Only" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:49 "Right Down Front" (Johnny Griffin) - 4:31 "Deo-X" (Bill Hardman) - 5:50 "Sweet Sakeena" (Hardman) - 5:06 "For Miles and Miles" (Heath) - 5:24 "Krafty" (Griffin) - 6:35 "Late Spring" (Leon Mitchell) - 5:36 Recorded in New York City on October 9 (track 3) and October 11 (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7), 1957
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Bill Hardman - trumpet Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone Junior Mance (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7), Sam Dockery (track 3) - piano Spanky DeBrest - bass
Moanin' 1958
Tracks
Side one 1. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) 9:35 2. "Are You Real" 4:50 3. "Along Came Betty" 6:12
Side two 1. "The Drum Thunder Suite" 7:33 2. "Blues March" 6:17 3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet Benny Golson – tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Jymie Merritt – bass
The Big Beat 1960
Tracks
"The Chess Players" (Shorter) - 9:31 "Sakeena's Vision" (Shorter) - 6:04 "Politely" (Hardman) - 6:04 "Dat Dere" (Timmons) - 8:47 "Lester Left Town" (Shorter) - 6:26 "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) - 6:38 "It's Only a Paper Moon" [Alternate Take] - 6:19 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Art Blakey — drums Lee Morgan — trumpet, flugelhorn Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons — piano Jymie Merritt — bass
Like Someone in Love 1960
Tracks
"Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 8:04 "Johnny's Blue" (Morgan) - 9:12 "Noise in the Attic" (Shorter) - 7:54 "Sleeping Dancer Sleep On" (Shorter) - 8:06 "Giantis" (Shorter) - 5:35 "Sleeping Dancer Sleep On" [Alternate Take] - 8:05 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Jymie Merritt – bass
A Night in Tunisia 1960
Tracks
"A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:16 "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:50 "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:39 "Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:23 "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:49
1989 remastered release: "A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:11 "Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:47 "Sincerely Diana" (alternative take) (Wayne Shorter) – 6:56 "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:36 "Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:20 "Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:45 "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 6:46
2013 Japanese SHM-CD: "A Night in Tunisia" – 11:16 "Sincerely Diana" – 6:50 "So Tired" – 6:39 "Yama" – 6:23 "Kozo's Waltz" – 6:49 "When Your Lover Has Gone" – 6:46 "Sincerely Diana" [Alt. Take] – 6:56
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Jymie Merritt – bass
The Freedom Rider 1961
Tracks
"Tell It Like It Is" (Shorter) – 7:53 "The Freedom Rider" (Blakey) – 7:25 "El Toro" (Shorter) – 6:20 "Petty Larceny" (Morgan) – 6:14 "Blue Lace" (Morgan) – 5:59
Bonus tracks on CD reissue: "Uptight" (Morgan) – 6:12 "Pisces" (Morgan) – 6:52 "Blue Ching" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:43
Personnel
Art Blakey — drums Lee Morgan — trumpet Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons — piano Jymie Merritt — double bass
Roots & Herbs 1961
Tracks
"Ping Pong" – 7:06 "Roots and Herbs" – 6:05 "The Back Sliders" – 7:51 "United" – 7:29 "Look at the Birdie" – 6:45 "Master Mind" – 6:55
Bonus tracks on CD reissue: "The Back Sliders" (Alternate Take) - 6:57 "Ping Pong" (Alternate Version) - 5:58 "United" (Alternate Version) - 6:48
Personnel
Art Blakey — drums Lee Morgan — trumpet Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons (#1, 3, 5-9), Walter Davis, Jr. (#2, 4) — piano Jymie Merritt — double bass
The Witch Doctor 1961
Tracks
"The Witch Doctor" (Morgan) – 5:32 "Afrique" (Morgan) – 6:58 "Those Who Sit and Wait" (Shorter) – 5:54 "A Little Busy" (Timmons) – 6:18 "Joelle" (Shorter) – 5:13 "Lost and Found" (Jordan) – 5:06 "The Witch Doctor" [alternate take] (Morgan) – 5:33 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Jymie Merritt – bass
Impulse!!!!! Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! 1961
Tracks
"À la Mode" (Curtis Fuller) — 6:40 "Invitation" (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) — 7:25 "Circus" (Lou Alter, Bob Russell) — 5:12 "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) — 6:55 "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) — 6:30 "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) — 5:00
Personnel
Art Blakey — drums Lee Morgan — trumpet Curtis Fuller — trombone Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons — piano Jymie Merritt — bass
Art Blakey - drums Freddie Hubbard - trumpet Curtis Fuller - trombone Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone Cedar Walton - piano Jymie Merritt - bass
Caravan 1962
Tracks
"Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 9:47 "Sweet 'n' Sour" (Shorter) - 5:31 "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Mann, Hilliard) - 4:06 "This Is for Albert" (Shorter) - 8:21 "Skylark" (Carmichael, Mercer) - 4:51 "Thermo" (Hubbard) - 6:48
The remastered CD re-issue features two alternate takes, each preceding its master take. "Thermo (Take 2)" (Hubbard) - 7:26 "Sweet 'n' Sour (Take 4)" (Shorter) - 5:27
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Freddie Hubbard - trumpet Curtis Fuller - trombone Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone Cedar Walton - piano Reggie Workman - bass
Golden Boy 1963
Tracks
"Theme from Golden Boy" - 5:35 "Yes I Can" - 5:25 "Lorna's Here" - 5:09 "This Is the Life" - 5:56 "There's a Party" - 5:00 "I Want to Be with You" - 4:03
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan - trumpet Curtis Fuller - trombone, arranger Julius Watkins - French horn Bill Barber - tuba James Spaulding - alto saxophone Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, arranger Charles Davis - baritone saxophone Cedar Walton - piano, arranger Reggie Workman - bass
Free for All 1964
Tracks
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Freddie Hubbard – trumpet Curtis Fuller – trombone Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone Cedar Walton – piano Reggie Workman – bass
Art Blakey - drums Freddie Hubbard – trumpet Curtis Fuller – trombone Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone Cedar Walton - piano Reggie Workman - bass Wellington Blakey - vocals (track 3)
Indestructible 1964
Tracks
"The Egyptian" (Fuller) – 10:25 "Sortie" (Fuller) – 8:13 "Calling Miss Khadija" (Morgan) – 7:21 "When Love is New" (Walton) – 6:02 "Mr. Jin" (Shorter) – 7:04 "It's a Long Way Down" (Shorter) – 5:26 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Art Blakey — drums Lee Morgan — trumpet Curtis Fuller — trombone Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone Cedar Walton — piano Reggie Workman — bass
'S Make It 1965
Tracks
1. "Faith" Stan Freeman/Jack Lawrence 3:46 2. "'S Make It" Lee Morgan 5:40 3. "Waltz for Ruth" John Hicks 5:46 4. "One for Gamal" Morgan 3:41 5. "Little Hughie" Curtis Fuller 5:35 6. "Olympia" Hicks 5:49 7. "Lament for Stacy" Morgan 5:12 Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet Curtis Fuller – trombone John Gilmore – tenor sax John Hicks – piano Victor Sproles – bass
Soul Finger 1965
Tracks
"Soul Finger" (Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan) - 3:17 "Buh's Bossa" (Morgan) - 5:33 "Spot Session" (Lucky Thompson) - 7:21 "Freedom Monday" (Art Blakey) - 6:15 "A Quiet Thing" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) - 6:56 "The Hub" (Hubbard) - 7:20
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan - trumpet (except on "Spot Session") Gary Bartz - alto saxophone (except on "Spot Session") Lucky Thompson - soprano sax (on "Spot Session") John Hicks - piano Victor Sproles - bass
Child's Dance 1972
Tracks
"C.C." – 12:18 "Child's Dance (Christian's Song)" (Ramon Morris) – 7:40 "Song for a Lonely Woman" – 9:40 "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 7:30 Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4) Buddy Terry – soprano saxophone (track 3) Ramon Morris – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 2), flute (track 3) Manny Boyd - flute (track 2) George Cables – piano, electric piano (tracks 1, 2 & 4) John Hicks – electric piano (track 3) Mickey Bass (track 3), Stanley Clarke (tracks 1, 2 & 4) – bass Ray Mantilla (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Emanuel Rahim (track 3) – congas Nathaniel Bettis, Richie "Pablo" Landrum, Sonny Morgan – percussion (track 3)
Art Blakey – drums Woody Shaw – trumpet Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Cedar Walton – piano, electric piano Michael Howell – guitar (tracks 2–4) Mickey Bass – bass Tony Waters – congas Jon Hendricks – vocals (tracks 1 & 5)
Anthenagin 1973
Tracks
"I'm Not So Sure" – 7:07 "Love: For the One You Can't Have" (Woody Shaw) – 6:23 "Fantasy in D" – 8:38 "Anthenagin" – 11:56 "Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 5:35 "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 6:06
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Woody Shaw – trumpet Steve Turre – trombone (tracks 2 & 3) Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Cedar Walton – piano, electric piano Michael Howell – guitar (track 6) Mickey Bass – bass Tony Waters – congas
In Walked Sonny 1975
Tracks
"Blues March" (Benny Golson)- 7:29 "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:03 "Birdlike" (Freddie Hubbard) - 7:40 "I Can't Get Started" (George Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 4:43 "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 8:16 "In Walked Sonny" (Sonny Stitt) - 11:06
Bonus tracks on CD reissue: "Birdlike" [Alternate Take] - 5:53 "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" [Alternate Take] - 8:35
Personnel
Sonny Stitt - alto and tenor saxophone Art Blakey - drums Walter Davis, Jr. - piano Bill Hardman - trumpet David Schnitter - tenor saxophone Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki - bass
Backgammon 1976
Tracks
"Uranus" (Walter Davis) – 6:55 "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 6:30 "Backgammon" (Davis) – 5:25 "Blues March" (Golson) – 5:27 "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:13 "Third World Express" (Kasa Allah) – 7:47 "Namfulay" (Ladji Camara) – 4:02 "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) – 6:47
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Bill Hardman – trumpet Ladji Camara – flute, vocals (track 7) David Schnitter – tenor saxophone Albert Dailey – piano Chin Suzuki – bass
Gypsy Folk Tales 1977
Tracks
"Jodi" - 10:15 "Cami" - 6:55 "Miwako" (Art Blakey, Bob Mintzer) - 4:27 "Gypsy Folk Tales" - 7:36 "Time Will Tell" (Bobby Watson) - 6:58 "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" - 7:54 "Hawkman" (Watson) - 10:30 "Malibu" (Blakey, Mintzer) - 4:42
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Valery Ponomarev - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone David Schnitter - tenor saxophone Walter Davis, Jr. - piano Dennis Irwin - bass
In My Prime Vol. 1 1977
Tracks
"Jody" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 10:21 "Not So Far At All" (Valery Ponomarev) - 3:27 "1978" (James Williams) - 7:27 "To See Her Face" (Robert Watson) - 6:24 "Kamal" (Dennis Irwin) - 14:40
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Valery Ponomarev - trumpet Curtis Fuller - trombone Robert Watson - alto saxophone David Schnitter - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Dennis Irwin - bass Ray Mantilla - percussion
In My Prime Vol. 2 1977
Tracks
"Hawkman" - 9:25 "People Who Laugh" (Slide Hampton) - 6:15 "Time Will Tell" - 9:26 "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 8:10
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Valery Ponomarev - trumpet Curtis Fuller - trombone Robert Watson - alto saxophone David Schnitter - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Dennis Irwin - bass Ray Mantilla - percussion
Reflections in Blue 1978
Tracks
"Reflections in Blue" - 4:45 "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 4:54 "Say, Dr. "J"" - 8:57 "Mishima" (David Schnitter) - 6:37 "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:50 "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 5:20 "Ellington Medley: Chelsea Bridge/In a Sentimental Mood" (Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington) - 9:50 "Stretching" - 5:10
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Valery Ponomarev - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone David Schnitter - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Dennis Irwin - bass
Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording 1979
Tracks
"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 18:03 "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 9:45 "Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 6:37 Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Valery Ponomarev - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone David Schnitter - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Dennis Irwin - bass
Album of the Year 1981
Tracks
"Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) - 5:23 "Ms. B.C." (Pamela Watson) - 6:47 "In Case You Missed It" (Robert Watson) - 8:53 "Little Man" (Charles Fambrough) - 7:19 "Witch Hunt" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:26 "The Soulful Mr. Timmons" (James Williams) - 7:46
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Wynton Marsalis - trumpet Robert Watson - alto saxophone Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Charles Fambrough - bass
Art Blakey - drums Terence Blanchard - trumpet Donald Harrison - alto saxophone Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone Johnny O'Neal - piano Charles Fambrough - double bass
New York Scene 1984
Tracks
"Oh, By The Way" (Terence Blanchard) – 10:06 "Ballad Medley: My One and Only Love/It's Easy to Remember/Who Cares?" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin/Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:23 "Controversy" (Donald Harrison) – 5:24 "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 11:12 "Falafel" (Mulgrew Miller) – 9:54
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Terence Blanchard – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone Mulgrew Miller – piano Lonnie Plaxico – bass
Blue Night 1985
Tracks
"Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard) - 9:52 "Blue Minor" (Jean Toussaint) - 11:27 "Blue Night" (Lonnie Plaxico) - 7:25 "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:26 "Mr. Combinated" (Donald Harrison) - 6:39 "Two of a Kind" [alternate take] (Blanchard) - 9:22 Bonus track on CD reissue "Blue Minor" [alternate take] (Toussaint) - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue "Mr. Combinated" [alternate take] (Harrison) - 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Terence Blanchard - trumpet Donald Harrison - alto saxophone Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone Mulgrew Miller - piano Lonnie Plaxico - bass
Art Blakey - drums Wallace Roney - trumpet Tim Williams - trombone Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone Donald Brown - piano Peter Washington - bass
Not Yet 1988
Tracks
"Kenji's Mood" (Benny Green) - 9:37 "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Don Meyer) - 7:21 "Not Yet" (Javon Jackson) - 6:45 "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 9:18 "Uranus" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 9:25 "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:18 "Kelo" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:58
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Philip Harper - trumpet Robin Eubanks - trombone Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone Benny Green - piano Peter Washington - bass
I Get a Kick Out of Bu 1988
Tracks
"Yang" (Philip Harper) - 7:47 "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 7:47 "Mayreh" (Horace Silver) - 5:53 "Remember When" (Robin Eubanks) - 6:49 "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:46 "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 8:23 "Drum Solo No. 7" (Art Blakey) - 9:12 "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:18
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Philip Harper - trumpet (tracks 1, 3-5 & 8) Robin Eubanks - trombone (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 8) Benny Green - piano (tracks 1-6 & 8) Leon Dorsey - bass (tracks 1-6 & 8)
Art Blakey - drums Brian Lynch - trumpet (tracks 1-8 & 10) Steve Davis (tracks 1, 7 & 8), Frank Lacy (tracks 2-6 & 10) - trombone Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-8 & 10) Geoff Keezer - piano (tracks 1-8 & 10) Essiet Okon Essiet - bass (tracks 1-8 & 10)
One for All 1990
Tracks
"Here We Go" (Art Blakey) - 0:28 "One for All (And All for One)" (Steve Davis) - 6:40 "Theme for Penny" (Javon Jackson) - 6:30 "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 7:13 "Accidentally Yours" (Geoffrey Keezer) - 5:10 "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:43 "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) - 1:45 "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:53 "Green is Mean" (Brian Lynch) - 5:25 "I'll Wait and Pray" (George Treadwell, Gerald Valentine) - 7:32 "Logarythmns" (Blakey) - 2:26 "Bunyip" (Dale Barlow) - 6:38 "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 4:21 "Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:27
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Brian Lynch - trumpet Steve Davis - trombone Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone Geoff Keezer - piano Essiet Okon Essiet - bass
2.Live albums
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 1955
Tracks
Announcement by Art Blakey 1:32 "Soft Winds" 12:34 "The Theme" 6:11 "Minor's Holiday" 9:11 "Alone Together" 4:15 "Prince Albert" 8:51 "Lady Bird" (reissue bonus track) 7:30 "What's New?" (reissue bonus track) 4:31 "Deciphering the Message" (reissue bonus track) 10:13
1 "Announcement by Art Blakey" Art Blakey 0:38 2. "Sportin' Crowd" Hank Mobley 6:53 3. "Like Someone in Love" Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen 9:18 4. "Yesterdays" Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern 4:20 5. "Avila and Tequila" Cole Porter 12:47 6 "I Waited for You" Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie 9:47 7 "Just One of Those Things" Cole Porter 9:28 5. "Hank's Symphony" Hank Mobley 4:44 6. "Gone with the Wind" Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel 7:27
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet Benny Golson – tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Jymie Merritt – bass
Art Blakey et les Jazz-Messengers au club St. Germain 1958
Tracks
Vol. 1 "Politely" (Bill Hardman) "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) "The First Theme" (Traditional)
Vol. 2 "Moanin' with Hazel" (Bobby Timmons) "(Evidence) We Named it Justice" (Thelonious Monk) "Blues March for Europe No. 1" (Benny Golson) "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
Vol. 3 "Along Came Manon" (Golson) "Out of the Past" (Golson) "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) "Ending with the Theme" (Traditional)
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Lee Morgan - trumpet Benny Golson - tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons - piano Jymie Merritt - bass Kenny Clarke - drums on A Night in Tunisia only Unknown - bongo on A Night in Tunisia only (thought to be Gana M'bow)
Volume 2 "Chicken an' Dumplins" (Ray Bryant) - 7:26 "M & M" (Mobley) - 6:41 "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) - 8:00 "The Theme" (Traditional) - 9:13 "Art's Revelation" (Gildo Mahones) - 8:13 Recorded at Birdland in New York City on April 15, 1959
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan - trumpet Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Jymie Merritt – bass Pee Wee Marquette - announcer
Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 1959
Tracks
"Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 9:43 "Goldie" (Lee Morgan) - 9:03 "Ray's Idea" (Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:03 "Lester Left Town" (Wayne Shorter) - 10:06 Bonus tracks on The Complete Columbia and RCA Albums Collection: "Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 9:00 "Are You Real" (Golson) - 10:31 "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie & Paparelli) - 7:56 Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone Walter Davis Jr. – piano Jymie Merritt – bass
Paris Jam Session 1959
Tracks
"Dance of the Infidels" (Bud Powell) — 12:26 "Bouncing with Bud" (Gil Fuller, Powell) — 11:38 "The Midget" (Lee Morgan) — 11:06 "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) — 7:02
Personnel
Art Blakey – drums Lee Morgan – trumpet Barney Wilen – alto sax (tracks 1-2 only) Wayne Shorter – tenor sax Bud Powell – piano (tracks 1-2 only) Walter Davis Jr. – piano (tracks 3-4 only) Jymie Merritt – bass
Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 and 2 1960
Tracks
Volume 1 "What Know" (Morgan) - 10:26 "The Opener" (Mobley) - 8:29 "Round About Midnight" (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) - 9:44 "The Breeze and I" (Lecuona, Stillman) - 10:38 "The Theme" (Davis) - 1:37
Volume 2 "High Modes" (Mobley) - 13:09 "Night Watch" (Mobley) - 8:34 "The Things I Love" (Barlow, Lew Harris) - 8:26 "The Summit" (Shorter) - 9:26 "The Theme" (Davis) - 1:35
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Lee Morgan - trumpet Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons - piano Jymie Merritt - bass Pee Wee Marquette - master of ceremonies/announcer
Art Blakey - drums Chuck Mangione - trumpet Frank Mitchell - tenor saxophone Keith Jarrett - piano Reggie Johnson - bass
Jazz Messengers '70 1970
Tracks
"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 5:46 "Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 4:56 "Whisper Not" (Golson) - 6:34 "What the World Needs Now Is Peace and Love" (Carlos Garnett) - 6:48 "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 10:14 "Politely" (Bill Hardman) - 5:22 "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:28
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Bill Hardman - trumpet Carlos Garnett - tenor saxophone JoAnne Brackeen - piano Jan Arnet - bass
In This Korner 1978
Tracks
Art Blakey Intro - 1:17 "Pamela" (Bobby Watson) - 9:31 "Unlimited" - 6:36 "In This Korner" - 7:47 "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:28 "Dark Side, Light Side" (George Cables) - 10:11 "1977 A.D." - 10:19 Bonus track on CD "Blue for Two" (Valery Ponomarev) - 7:33
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Valery Ponomarev - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone David Schnitter - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Dennis Irwin - bass
One by One 1979
Tracks
"Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/It Ain't Necessarily So/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love" (George Gershwin) - 8:55 "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 10:30 "One by One" (Wayne Shorter) - 9:40 "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 10:50
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Valery Ponomarev - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone David Schnitter - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Dennis Irwin - bass
Live at Montreux and Northsea 1980
Tracks
"Minor Thesis" (James Williams) – 13:17 "Wheel Within a Wheel" – 7:02 "Bit a Bittadose" – 6:41 "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 8:34 "Linwood" – 7:31
Personnel
Art Blakey, John Ramsay – drums Valery Ponomarev, Wynton Marsalis – trumpet Robin Eubanks – trombone Bobby Watson – alto saxophone Branford Marsalis – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone Bill Pierce – tenor saxophone James Williams – piano Kevin Eubanks – guitar Charles Fambrough – bass
Art Blakey in Sweden 1981
Tracks
"Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 12:20 "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 10:07 "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 8:56 "Gypsy Folk Tales" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 12:24
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Wynton Marsalis - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Charles Fambrough - bass
Straight Ahead 1981
Tracks
"Falling In Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:52 "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:30 "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 9:53 "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:32 "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 6:09 "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 2:56
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Wynton Marsalis - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Charles Fambrough - bass
Keystone 3 1982
Tracks
"In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:25 "In A Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) - 7:15 "Fuller Love" (Bobby Watson) - 8:49 "Waterfalls" (Wynton Marsalis) - 11:28 "A La Mode" (Curtis Fuller) - 10:36
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Wynton Marsalis - trumpet Branford Marsalis - alto saxophone Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone Donald Brown - piano Charles Fambrough - bass
Live at Ronnie Scott's 1985
Tracks
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Terence Blanchard – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone Mulgrew Miller – piano Lonnie Plaxico – double bass
Live at Ronnie Scott's 1985
Tracks
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Terence Blanchard – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone Mulgrew Miller – piano Lonnie Plaxico – double bass
Live at Sweet Basil 1985
Tracks
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Terence Blanchard – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone Mulgrew Miller – piano Lonnie Plaxico – double bass
Live at Kimball's 1985
Tracks
"Second Thoughts" (Mulgrew Miller) "I Love You" (Cole Porter) "Jody" (Walter Davis, Jr., Wynton Marsalis) "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen) "Dr. Jackie" (Jackie McLean)
Personnel
Art Blakey - drums Terence Blanchard - trumpet Donald Harrison - alto saxophone Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone Mulgrew Miller - piano Lonnie Plaxico - bass
The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen 1989
Tracks
"Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard) "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) "Lester Left Town" (Wayne Shorter) "Mr. Blakey" (Horace Silver) Drum Duo (Drum duet with Art Blakey and Roy Haynes) "Blues March" (Benny Golson) Buhaina's Valediction Interview
Personnel
Jazz Messengers Art Blakey - drums Brian Lynch - trumpet Frank Lacy - trombone Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone Geoff Keezer - piano Essiet Okon Essiet - bass
Special Guests Freddie Hubbard, Terence Blanchard - trumpet Curtis Fuller - trombone Jackie McLean, Donald Harrison - alto saxophone Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone Walter Davis, Jr. - piano Buster Williams - bass Roy Haynes - drums Michelle Hendricks - vocals
