Art Blakey: Free For All (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP etjs-65 " which finds the trumpeter

" which finds the trumpeter examining blackness on an uncompromising set of modern jazz laced with a heavy feeling of the blues

both of whom are featured on

and fascinating interpretations of The Beatles’ “A Day In The Life” and Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” among other works that lovingly explore the music of Brazil and far beyond

Vozes (Saud Ades)

The McLendon Family

Art Blakey: Free For All (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP etjs-65 " which finds the trumpeterBlue Note, 1965 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Free For All was perhaps the bands most potent album featuring a powerful sextet line up with the great drummer joined by tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Cedar Walton, and bassist Reggie Workman. Recorded in February 1964, it had been more than two years since the Messengers had recorded for Blue Note, and the music bristled with the charged