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Reflections in Blue (Art Blakey album)

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Released
  
1979

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
Timeless Records

Artist
  
The Jazz Messengers

Producer
  
Wim Wigt

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 4, 1978 Fendal Sound Recording Studios, Loenen Aan De Vecht, the Netherlands

Reflections in Blue (1978)
  
Night in Tunisia Digital Recording (1979)

Similar
  
The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums

Art blakey and the jazz messengers mishima reflections in blue


Reflections in Blue is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1978 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.

Contents

Art blakey the jazz messengers reflections in blue


Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating that "The 1978 Jazz Messengers was one of Art Blakey's strongest groups in years, although it would soon be overshadowed by its successor".

Track listing

All compositions by James Williams except as indicated

  1. "Reflections in Blue" - 4:45
  2. "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 4:54
  3. "Say, Dr. "J"" - 8:57
  4. "Mishima" (David Schnitter) - 6:37
  5. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:50
  6. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 5:20
  7. "Ellington Medley: Chelsea Bridge/In a Sentimental Mood" (Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington) - 9:50
  8. "Stretching" - 5:10

Personnel

  • Art Blakey - drums
  • Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
  • Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
  • David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
  • James Williams - piano
  • Dennis Irwin - bass
  • Songs

    1Reflections in Blue4:45
    2ETA4:54
    3Say - Dr "J"8:57

    References

    Reflections in Blue (Art Blakey album) Wikipedia