Art Blakey - Hard Drive (1956)

Art Blakey - Hard Drive (1956)
aka: For Minors Only

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 215MB

Betlehem

Allmusic:
The final recording by the second version of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers features trumpeter Bill Hardman, tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, either Junior Mance or Sam Dockery on piano and bassist Spanky DeBrest along with leader/drummer Blakey performing four group originals, two Jimmy Heath compositions and the obscure "Late Spring." Although this was not the most famous edition of The Messengers, it set a standard that its successors would uphold to, training its members to be bandleaders in their own right. The music on this album is typical hard bop of the period, well played and full of enthusiasm and fire.

Tracks
-1. "For Minors Only" - Heath - 5:49
-2. "Right Down Front" - Griffin - 4:31
-3. "Deo-X" - Hardman - 5:50
-4. "Sweet Sakeena" - Hardman - 5:06
-5. "For Miles and Miles" - Heath - 5:24
-6. "Krafty" - Griffin - 6:35
-7. "Late Spring" - Mitchell - 5:36

Personnel
* Junior Mance - Piano
* Art Blakey - Drums
* Spanky DeBrest - Bass
* Sam Dockery - Piano
* Johnny Griffin - Sax (Tenor)
* Bill Hardman- Trumpet

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