ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - Blue Night (Expanded Edition) cd this is an artist firmly

this is an artist firmly on the rise

creating a soundtrack that unknowingly begs comparison to Masahiko Satô’s Belladonna Of Sadness and Billy Green’s Stone

Power pop mixed together a love of lyrical and melodically beautiful 60s pop and garage sounds together with the energy and attitude of 70s punk

bassist Jimmy Garrison

this openness to interpretation is where true meaning lies

ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - Blue Night (Expanded Edition) cd this is an artist firmly2LP 180g Black Vinyl. Expanded Edition featuring alternate takes of "Two Of Kind", "Blue Minor" and "Mr. Combinated" along with liner notes by Scott Yanow. Blue Night is the expanded edition of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recording released in 1985. Art Blakey led the Jazz Messengers for 35 years, mentoring countless musicians and encouraging their growth into influential bandleaders. By 1984 85, his band included five prodigious talents: