Credits:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ,Thelonious Monk

Description:

Drummer Art Blakey has had a major influence on the world of modern jazz. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the release of his rare Atlantic recordings with the Jazz Messengers, the famous hard bop combo led by Art Blakey, and with Thelonious Monk, the genius and high priest of bebop. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the release of this rare Atlantic recording with Thelonious Monk, known as the high priest of modern jazz. Drummer Art Blakey has had a major influence on the world of modern jazz. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the release of the rare Atlantic recordings he made with the Jazz Messengers, the famous hard bop combo led by Art Blakey, and with Thelonious Monk, the genius and the high priest of bebop. On May 14-15, 1957, Thelonious Monk recorded an album for Atlantic Records with Art Plakey & the Jazz Messengers.This is the only recording of piano giant Thelonious Monk with the Jazz Messengers led by Art Blakey, and the only recording Monk made for Atlantic. This led to a session at New York's Capitol Studios in 1957, produced by Nesch Artigan. The resulting album is a reflection of the bond between the two musicians, and Monk's original compositions such as "In Walked Bud," "I Mean You," and "Blue Monk" show the chemistry between his unique melodies and Blakey's unwavering swing sense. The deluxe edition of the album will be released in this year's edition. This deluxe edition includes the newly remastered original album on CD1 and previously unreleased material from the sessions on CD2. The photo-filled booklet includes liner notes by music historian, journalist, and producer Ashley Khan.Monk, known as the genius and high priest of be-bop, is now available in a deluxe edition that delves deeper into this unique masterpiece among all the Jazz Messengers' works, in which he guest-starred with the famous hard bop combo.

Tracklisting:

1.Evidence
2.In Walked Bud
3.Blue Monk
4.I Mean You
5.Rhythm-A-Ning
6.Purple Shades