BLAKEY, Art & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - Free For All (Classic Vinyl Series) - LP
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Art BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS
Free For All (Classic Vinyl Series)
Blue Note
180 gram audiophile vinyl LP Cat: 752250 6Rel: 26 Jan 26
Jazz Side 1 - Track 1. Free For All Side 1 - Track 2. Hammer Head Side 2 - Track 1. The Core Side 2 - Track 2. Pensativa
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1964, this set finds Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers working at full intensity, with a frontline that remains one of the band's most formidable. Blakey, the Pittsburgh-born drummer and bandleader, pushes the group hard, setting a pace that demands precision and nerve in equal measure. Wayne Shorter's 'Free For All' opens in a rush of heat and urgency, horns cutting sharply against Blakey's surging momentum. 'Hammer Head' follows with clipped swagger, while Freddie Hubbard's 'The Core' digs deeper, its themes carried with muscular clarity. Clare Fischer's 'Pensativa' closes the session on a more reflective note, its lyricism handled with poise and restraint. Throughout, the balance of drive, colour and collective focus gives the music its lasting force.
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