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Numbered, Limited Edition 180g Mono Vinyl! Limited To 2500 Numbered Copies!
All-Analog Mastering by Kevin Gray! Pressed at RTI!

Last of the numbered edition - out of print!

One of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming, Blakey is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was and continues to be profoundly influential on mainstream jazz.

For more than 30 years his band, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers included many young musicians who went on to become prominent names in jazz. Recorded in 1956, Art Blakey's Drum Suite is a wonderful hybrid of African, Latin, and hard bop rhythms that prefigures the concept of Afro-beat by at least a decade. The sheer energy, not to mention its very special and fresh-sounding intimacy, make it especially astounding.

Even more amazing is that the three parts of the suite -- Blakey's "The Sacrifice," Ray Bryant's "Cubano Chant," and Oscar Pettiford's "Oscalypso" -- were recorded straight through live, and were only intended to be a pre-take run-through. As is obvious here, Blakey and company nailed the whole thing right out of the box.

Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience.

Features:
• Individually Numbered
• Limited To 2500 Numbered Copies!
• 180g Vinyl
• Mono
• All-analog mastering by Kevin Gray
• Pressed at RTI

Musicians:
Art Blakey, drums
Jackie McLean, alto saxophone
Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello
Spanky DeBrest, bass
Bill Hardman, trumpet
Ray Bryant, piano
Sam Dockery, piano
Charles Wright, drums
Jo Jones, drums
Candido, bongos
Sabu Martinez, bongos

Tracks
1. The Sacrifice
2. Cubono Chant
3. Oscalypso
4. Nica's Tempo
5. D's Dilemma
6. Just For Marty

UPC: 983746824937