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Blue Night (Art Blakey album)

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Released
  
1985

Blue Night (1985)
  
Farewell (1985)

Release date
  
1985

Label
  
Timeless Records

Length
  
43:05

Artist
  
The Jazz Messengers

Producer
  
Wim Wigt

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 17, 1985 Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands

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two of a kind from blue night album by art blakey the jazz messengers


Blue Night is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1985 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "This excellent Timeless CD has a version of "Body and Soul" along with seven stimulating (if not overly memorable) recent originals by bandmembers. Fine modern hard bop".

Track listing

  1. "Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard) - 9:52
  2. "Blue Minor" (Jean Toussaint) - 11:27
  3. "Blue Night" (Lonnie Plaxico) - 7:25
  4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:26
  5. "Mr. Combinated" (Donald Harrison) - 6:39
  6. "Two of a Kind" [alternate take] (Blanchard) - 9:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Blue Minor" [alternate take] (Toussaint) - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "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
  • Songs

    1Two of a Kind9:52
    2Blue Minor11:27
    3Blue Night7:26

    References

    Blue Night (Art Blakey album) Wikipedia