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Art Blakey

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This is a collection of live recordings performed by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, a famous jazz band led by Art Blakey, one of the most famous drummers of modern jazz, at the Boston Jazz Workshop in August 1970. Included are "Autumn in New York," a hit by Frank Sinatra; "In Love with Love," written by Rodgers & Hart for the musical "The Men from Syracuse;" "Just in Time," also sung by Judy Holiday, Sidney Chaplin, Tony Bennett, and others; and "The Last Song in the World," performed by Miles Davis, who also performed with the band. Just in Time," which was written for "The Men Who Came to La Cuse," and "Round About Midnight," which is the title of Miles Davis' 1956 album. The band lineup includes Ramon Morris, a jet-black tenor man; Andy Bey, a pianist/jazz vocalist with a four-octave range who is known for his work with Horace Silver and Gary Bartz; and Japan's own jazz bassist, who passed away last March at the age of 89. Isao Suzuki, Japan's leading jazz bassist, who passed away last March at the age of 89, and Junior Cook, a hard bop jazz saxophonist, will join the band as guests.