RE: Art Blakey's Drum Suite Lp

From: Dan (dzacks@po-box.mcgill.ca)
Date: Tue Feb 26 2002 - 01:36:20 CET

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    Dancing to hard bop is a pleasure too many never have, so it's nice to see
    the interest. Check out Blakey's version of 'A Night In Tunisia' from the
    LP of the same title Blue Note. A different line-up than Drum Suite,
    granted, but Blackey's solos are blazing and educated dancers will recognise
    Lee Morgan's blissful trumpet solo from its sampling on UFO's 'Loud
    Minority.' Also, check out the two percussion only tracks--'Nothing But The
    Soul' and 'Message From Kenya'--on Horace Silver's untitled Blue Note LP
    (BLP 1520). They feature Art Blakey and a pre-'Sorcery' Sabu playing off
    each other to devastating effect. Hope this helps!

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Tom Giles [mailto:thomas.giles@st-annes.oxford.ac.uk]
    Sent: February 25, 2002 6:18 PM
    To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    Subject: Art Blakey's Drum Suite Lp

    Hi all,
    I've been listening to Art Blakey's Drum Suite thing (1957 i think),
    which i highly recommend to anybody after some dancefloor latin-
    jazz! Anyway wanted to ask if any of you know anything about Ray
    Bryant, the pianist on it. He comes out with some really wicked
    cuban-type lines, but still really bluesy. Its also got Oscar
    Pettiford on bass. Anyone recommend anything else in the same
    vein?

    laters
    Tom



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