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Released
  
1984

Producer
  
Frank Dorritie

Release date
  
1984

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
43:59

Artist
  
The Jazz Messengers

Label
  
Concord Records

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Recorded
  
May 1984 Mikell's, New York City

New York Scene (1984)
  
Live at Kimball's (1985)

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Similar
  
The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums

falafel from new york scene album by art blakey the jazz messengers


New York Scene is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in New York City in 1984 and released on the Concord Jazz label.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "a fine set of hard bop".

This recording won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Recording, Group

Track listing

  1. "Oh, By The Way" (Terence Blanchard) - 10:06
  2. "Ballad Medley: My One and Only Love/It's Easy to Remember/Who Cares?" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin/Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:23
  3. "Controversy" (Donald Harrison) - 5:24
  4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 11:12
  5. "Falafel" (Mulgrew Miller) - 9:54

Personnel

  • Art Blakey - drums
  • Terence Blanchard - trumpet
  • Donald Harrison - alto saxophone
  • Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone
  • Mulgrew Miller - piano
  • Lonnie Plaxico - bass
  • Songs

    1Oh - By the Way10:21
    2Ballad Medley: My One and Only Love / It's Easy to Remember / Who Cares7:30
    3Controversy5:49

    References

    New York Scene Wikipedia