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Caravan (Art Blakey album)

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Released
  
Early February 1963

Caravan (1962)
  
Ugetsu (1963)

Release date
  
February 1963

Label
  
Riverside Records

Length
  
52:17

Artist
  
The Jazz Messengers

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genres
  
Jazz, Hard bop

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Recorded
  
October 23-24, 1962 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City

Similar
  
The Jazz Messengers albums, Hard bop albums, Other albums

Caravan by art blakey and the jazz messengers


Caravan is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in February 1963. It was Blakey's first album for Riverside Records after he signed with them in October 1962. The songs were recorded at the Plaza Sound Studio in New York City, on October 23-24, 1962 The producer was Orrin Keepnews who also supervised the album's remastered re-release on CD.

Contents

In 2007, the BBC described it as "a slick, fluid, professional set of hard bop at its finest".

Art blakey and the jazz messengers caravan


Track listing

  1. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 9:47
  2. "Sweet 'n' Sour" (Shorter) - 5:31
  3. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Mann, Hilliard) - 4:06
  4. "This Is for Albert" (Shorter) - 8:21
  5. "Skylark" (Carmichael, Mercer) - 4:51
  6. "Thermo" (Hubbard) - 6:48
  • The remastered CD re-issue features two alternate takes, each preceding its master take.
    1. "Thermo (Take 2)" (Hubbard) - 7:26
    2. "Sweet 'n' Sour (Take 4)" (Shorter) - 5:27

    Personnel

  • Art Blakey - drums
  • Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller - trombone
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Reggie Workman - bass

    • References

    Caravan (Art Blakey album) Wikipedia
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