The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen
Live album by
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released1996
RecordedOctober 9, 1989
Leverkusen Jazz Festival
GenreJazz
LabelIN+OUT Records
ProducerMike Hennessy
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
I Get a Kick Out of Bu
(1988) 		The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen
(1996) 		Chippin' In
(1989)

The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen is a live album by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival in Germany on October 9, 1989. To commemorate Blakey's 70th birthday (October 11), the concert featured many special guests—most of whom were former Messengers. Singer Michelle Hendricks sang a song – "Mr. Blakey"—composed for the occasion by founding Messenger Horace Silver.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The album was given three stars by Allmusic, and reviewer Scott Yanow says "...the CD concludes with a nearly-13 minute interview that Mike Hennessey conducted with Blakey in 1976 in which the drummer reminisces about the Jazz Messengers' early days. Well worth picking up."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard)
  2. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons)
  3. "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson)
  4. "Lester Left Town" (Wayne Shorter)
  5. "Mr. Blakey" (Horace Silver)
  6. Drum Duo (Drum duet with Art Blakey and Roy Haynes)
  7. "Blues March" (Benny Golson)
  8. Buhaina's Valediction
  9. Interview

Personnel

Jazz Messengers

Special Guests

References

  1. ^ a b c Yannow, Scott. "The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Art Blakey Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.


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