Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat - Blue Note Classic LP

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition, 180g, All-Analog

The timeless 1960 hard bop classic The Big Beat introduced one of the greatest line-ups of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers to the jazz public, with the legendary drummer and bandleader joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. Newest member Shorter penned three of the six pieces, while Timmons' gospel-tinged "Dat Dere" became the album's best-loved tune.

Features

• 180g vinyl, all-analog
• Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, pressed at Optimal
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition
• Label: Blue Note

Track Listing

Side One:

1. The Chess Players
2. Sakeena's Vision
3. Politely

Side Two:

1. Dat Dere
2. Lester Left Town
3. It's Only A Paper Moon