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Released
  
April 1957

Drum Suite (1956-57)
  
Orgy in Rhythm (1957)

Artist
  
The Jazz Messengers

Producer
  
George Avakian

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
40:57

Drum Suite (1956-57)
  
Ritual (1957)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Recorded
  
June 25, 1956 (#7-9) December 13, 1956 (#4-6) February 22, 1957 (#1-3) Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York

Similar
  
The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums

Drum Suite is an album by drummer Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and originally released on the Columbia label. The 2005 CD reissue added three unreleased tracks from a June 1956 session.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience".

Track listing

  1. "The Sacrifice" (Art Blakey) - 5:16
  2. "Cubano Chant" (Ray Bryant) - 4:01
  3. "Oscalypso" (Oscar Pettiford) - 8:48
  4. "Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce) - 8:24
  5. "D's Dilemma" (Mal Waldron) - 8:32
  6. "Just for Marty" (Bill Hardman) - 5:56
Bonus tracks on 2005 Legacy CD:
  1. "Lil' T (a.k.a. The Third)" - 8:12
  2. "The New Message (a.k.a. Little T)" (Take 1) - 8:39
  3. "The New Message (a.k.a. Little T)" (Take 3) - 5:32

Personnel

  • Art Blakey - drums
  • Bill Hardman (4-6), Donald Byrd (7-9) - trumpet
  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (tracks 4-6)
  • Ira Sullivan - tenor saxophone (7-9)
  • Ray Bryant (tracks 1-3), Sam Dockery (tracks 4-6), Kenny Drew (7-9) - piano
  • Spanky DeBrest (tracks 4-6), Wilbur Ware (tracks 7-9) - bass
  • Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello (tracks 1-3)
  • Jo Jones - drums (tracks 1-3)
  • Charles "Specs" Wright - drums, timpani, gong (tracks 1-3)
  • Candido, Sabu Martinez - bongos (tracks 1-3)

    • Songs

    1The SacrificeThe Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble5:17
    2Cubano ChantThe Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble4:02
    3OscalypsoThe Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble8:49

    References

    Drum Suite Wikipedia
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