Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ‎– Album of the Year (1981) [2015 Japanese Edition]

Tracklist:

1 Oh-By The Way (Terence Blanchard) [bonus track] 0:00
2 Duck Soup (Donald Harrison) [bonus track] 6:27
3 Cheryl (Charlie Parker) 12:25
4 Ms. B.C. (Pamela Watson) 17:49
5 In Case You Missed It (Robert Watson) 24:36
6 Little Man (Charles Fambrough) 33:30
7 Witch Hunt (Wayne Shorter) 40:50
8 Soulful Mister Timmons (James Williams) 47:16

Credits:

Alto Saxophone – Robert Watson (tracks: 3 to 8), Donald Harrison (tracks: 1, 2)
Bass – Charles Fambrough
Drums – Art Blakey
Engineer – Daniel Abraham (tracks: 3 to 8), Jan Kranendonk (tracks: 1, 2), Philippe Omnes (tracks: 3 to 8)
Piano – James Williams (tracks: 3 to 8), Johnny O'Neal (tracks: 1, 2)
Producer – John Ramsay (tracks: 1, 2), Wim Wigt
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Pierce
Trumpet – Terence Blanchard (tracks: 1, 2), Wynton Marsalis (tracks: 3 to 8)

Notes:

1 to 2 recorded and mixed at Fendal Soundstudio's, Loenen a/d Vecht, Holland, May 20, 1982.
3 to 8 Recorded and mixed at Davout Studios, Paris, France, April 12, 1981.

[juanmartinbarrailhortiz]

escucho jazz hace más de 35 años y hoy descubrí esta joyita. Eso es una de las cosas más hermosas que tiene este arte. Nunca deja de sorprenderte. Voy a tener un hermoso día!!!

[vladadjekic]

when I was kid Im first listenin this, .and no understanding anything but rays of this sound its really great for all time of my life

[rickdavenport]

Man, these guys were exceptional!!! Charles Fambrough and James Williams were especially superior. Talk about real jazzmen. Long live the Messengers. What a Legacy.

[kakaloribeiro]

One of the best Jazz album from 80's .

[pablopastene]

que tremendo discazo. Excelente música siempre y para siempre. Esto es arte en su máxima expresión, amo el JAZZ!!!

[badlt.]

Great tune and crisp playing by all. Secondly, I certainly never heard it on an elevator!

[samuelboyd]

Another great jazz messenger recording

[PoliticalTalkAbout]

The true heir to what Charlie Parker started. -I can listen to AB and the JM’s all day.

[jazzsize]

Terrific. I've been enjoying Bobby Watson's current output.

[ericwalker]

Every time I hear Wynton Marsalis on the Bobby Watson track In Case you Missed it I get goose bumps. What a baddass bunch of badass musicians.

[julianvickery]

Track list:
1. Oh, By the Way (Terence Blanchard) [bonus track] 0:00
2. Duck Soup (Donald Harrison) [bonus track] 6:27
3. Cheryl (Charlie Parker) 12:25
4. Ms. B.C. (Pamela Watson) 17:49
5. In Case You Missed It (Robert Watson) 24:36
6. Little Man (Charles Fambrough) 33:30
7. Witch Hunt (Wayne Shorter) 40:50
8. Soulful Mister Timmons (James Williams) 47:16

Musical personnel: Art Blakey (drums), Terence Blanchard (tenor trumpet on tracks: 1, 2), Charles Fanborough (bass), Donald Harrison (alto sax for tracks 1 & 2), Wynton Marsalis (tenor trumpet on tracks 3 to 8), Johnny O'Neal (piano on tracks 1 & 2), Bill Pierce (tenor sax), Robert Watson (alto sax for tracks 3 to 8), James Williams (piano on tracks 3 to 8)

Producers: John Ramsay (tracks: 1, 2), Wim Wigt (for tracks 3 to 8)

Recording engineers: Daniel Abraham (for tracks 3 to 8), Jan Kranendonk (tracks: 1, 2), Philippe Omnes (for tracks 3 to 8)

Additional Notes:
Tracks 1 to 2 were recorded and mixed at Fendal Soundstudio's, Loenen a/d Vecht, Holland, on 20 May, 1982.
Tracks 3 to 8 were recorded and mixed at Davout Studios, Paris, France, on 12 April, 1981.

[jamesjanulis]

Wow... Great 2015 edition of this album... All of which is stellar work!

[ronaldunkel]

With exactly the same rhythm section but with Bill Pearce-tenor, Bobby Watson-alto & music director, and Wynton Marsalis trumpet (from track 3 onwards). I saw this fantastic sextet a few weeks before in Holland, on a bitterly bloody cold evening. I never knew that this record existed, or let alone even "album of the year"! But in '81/'82 the Jazz Messengers recorded live in the -Keystone Korner Jazz-Joint- in San Francisco an LP on the Concord-label that became a Downbeat winner. And please correct me if i am wrong. Around these times they made also an live recording (2 LP's) at Bubba's in Florida but released under Wynton's name. This truly marvellous group of incredible Jazz musicians set the place on fire with an drive, vigour, inventiveness, and never-ending improvisations. And as Art Blakey said to me at that gig in Holland, all those years ago, we play - gut bucket shit! - and how right he was and what i find somehow missing these days.... Thank you for this (mind-blowing and surprising) upload, that certainly has my memories on full overdrive.

[duantorruellas]

Now this is the business, not that smooth jazz crap hahahah