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Indestructible (Art Blakey album)

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Released
  
Early October 1966

Indestructible (1964)
  
Golden Boy (1964)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
39:05 original LP

Artist
  
The Jazz Messengers

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 24 and May 15, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums

Art blakey the jazz messengers indestructible full album


Indestructible is a jazz album by drummer Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in 1964 but not released until 1966, and was Blakey's last album for Blue Note records. The bonus track featured on the CD reissue was originally issued on Pisces.

Contents

This was the final recording for half of the band's members: Wayne Shorter would leave to join the Miles Davis Quintet and be replaced by John Gilmore, bassist Reggie Workman would be replaced by Victor Sproles, and pianist Cedar Walton would leave to be replaced by John Hicks.

Track listing

  1. "The Egyptian" (Fuller) – 10:25
  2. "Sortie" (Fuller) – 8:13
  3. "Calling Miss Khadija" (Morgan) – 7:21
  4. "When Love is New" (Walton) – 6:02
  5. "Mr. Jin" (Shorter) – 7:04
  6. "It's a Long Way Down" (Shorter) – 5:26 Bonus track on CD

Recorded on April 24 (#5) and May 15 (#1-4), 1964. Bonus track on April 15, 1964.

Personnel

  • Lee Morgan — trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller — trombone
  • Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton — piano
  • Reggie Workman — bass
  • Art Blakey — drums
  • Songs

    1The Egyptian10:25
    2Sortie8:13
    3Calling Miss Khadija7:21

    References

    Indestructible (Art Blakey album) Wikipedia