Caravan (Art Blakey album)

Caravan is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in February 1963.^[2] It was Blakey's first album for Riverside Records after he signed with them in October 1962.^[3]

The songs were recorded at the Plaza Sound Studio in New York City on October 23-24, 1962 and produced by Orrin Keepnews. The sessions featured Blakey's talented sidemen Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Reggie Workman (bass) and Curtis Fuller (trombone).^[4]

In 2007, the BBC described it as "a slick, fluid, professional set of hard bop at its finest"^[5].

Track listing

1. "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills) - 9:46
2. "Sweet n' Sour" (Shorter) - 5:30
3. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Hilliard, Mann) - 4:05
4. "This Is For Albert" (Shorter) - 8:20
5. "Skylark" (Carmichael, Mercer) - 4:50
6. "Thermo" (Hubbard) - 6:45

• The CD re-issue features alternate takes of "Sweet n' Sour" and "Thermo."

1. "Thermo (Take 2)" (Hubbard) - 7:26
2. "Sweet n' Sour (Take 4)" (Shorter) - 5:27

Personnel

• Art Blakey, drums
• Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
• Curtis Fuller, trombone
• Cedar Walton, piano
• Reggie Workman, bass

References