Length 61:30 Artist The Jazz Messengers Label Jazz Classics | Ritual
(1957) Drum Suite
(1956-57) Release date 11 February 1957 Genre Jazz | |
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Released January 14, 1957 and February 11, 1957 Ritual
(1957) A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers Producers George Avakian, Michael Cuscuna Similar The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums | ||
Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers is a 1957 release by the Jazz Messengers featuring Art Blakey. It was first released by Pacific Jazz Records and has seen reissues on CD since 1988 from that same label and subsequently from Blue Note Records. It was also reissued in 1990 by Capitol Records." This album features all the recordings from Once Upon a Groove, which was also released in 1957 and two additional tracks by Art Blakey. This album is highlighted by hard-swinging sounds from saxophonist Jackie McLean, who previously made his debut with Miles Davis in 1951, and trumpeter Bill Hardman, who played with Charles Mingus during the previous year earlier in 1956.
Contents
Track listing
- "Little T." (Donald Byrd)- 8:46
- "Exhibit A" (Art Blakey, Lee Sears) - 6:44
- "Scotch Blues" (Duke Jordan) - 8:31
- "Once Upon a Groove" (Owen Marshall) - 8:36
- "Sam's Tune" (Sam Dockery) - 5:52
- "Touche" (Mal Waldron) - 6:16
- "Wake Up!" (Lee Sears) - 5:04
- "Art Blakey's Comments on Ritual" (Art Blakey) - 1:55
- "Ritual" (Art Blakey) - 9:59
Personnel
Songs
1Little T8:47
2Exhibit A6:44
3Scotch Blues8:31
References
Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA