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Art Blakey in Sweden

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Released
  
1981

Producer
  
Kavi Alexander

Label
  
Amigo

Length
  
43:55

Release date
  
1981

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 9, 1981Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden

Art Blakey in Sweden(1981)
  
Album of the Year(1981)

Artists
  
Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers

Similar
  
The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums

Art Blakey in Sweden is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in Stockholm in 1981 and released on the Amigo label.

Contents

Reception

Ron Wynn of Allmusic stated "While there are times when the three-horn frontline does not sound completely together during ensemble sections, they mesh by the song's end".

Track listing

  1. "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 12:20
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 10:07
  3. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 8:56
  4. "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

    • Songs

    1Webb City (feat Wynton Marsalis & Bobby Watson)The Wynton Marsalis Quintet12:22
    2How Deep Is the Ocean (feat Wynton Marsalis & Bobby Watson)The Wynton Marsalis Quintet10:10
    3Skylark (feat Wynton Marsalis & Bobby Watson)The Wynton Marsalis Quintet8:57

    References

    Art Blakey in Sweden Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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