Straight Ahead (Art Blakey album)
Straight Ahead | |||||
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Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | |||||
Released | 1981 | ||||
Recorded |
June 1981 Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California | ||||
Genre | Jazz | ||||
Length | 40:37 | ||||
Label |
Concord Jazz CJ 168 | ||||
Producer | Frank Dorritie | ||||
Art Blakey chronology | |||||
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The Jazz Messengers chronology | |||||
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Straight Ahead is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1981 and released on the Concord Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls it "One of the best recordings by Art Blakey's 1981 Jazz Messengers... Highly recommended".[3]
Track listing
- "Falling In Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:52
- "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:30
- "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 9:53
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:32
- "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 6:09
- "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 2:56
Personnel
- Art Blakey - drums
- Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
- Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
- Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
- James Williams - piano
- Charles Fambrough - bass
References
- ↑ Art Blakey discography accessed June 19, 2013
- ↑ Art Blakey chronology accessed June 18, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 19, 2013