Released 1960 Release date 1960 Label Blue Note Records | Length 47:49 Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded March 6, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs The Big Beat
(1960) Like Someone in Love
(1960) Artists Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers Similar The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums | ||
The Big Beat is an album by Art Blakey and his group The Jazz Messengers recorded on March 6, 1960 and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Blakey with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt.
Contents
Track listing
- "The Chess Players" (Shorter) - 9:31
- "Sakeena's Vision" (Shorter) - 6:04
- "Politely" (Hardman) - 6:04
- "Dat Dere" (Timmons) - 8:47
- "Lester Left Town" (Shorter) - 6:26
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) - 6:38
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" [Alternate Take] - 6:19 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Songs
1The Chess Players9:38
2Sakeena's Vision6:07
3Politely6:04
References
The Big Beat (Art Blakey album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA