"Having already been a magnet for such talented hard bop players and writers as Hank Mobley, Benny Golson, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver (who helped form the original group), and Kenny Dorham, the Messengers' lineup of 1961 featured one of Blakey's best rosters: In addition to trumpeter Lee Morgan, who would alternate in the early '60s with Freddie Hubbard, the band featured tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianists Walter Davis, Jr. and Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. Feeding off six early compositions by Shorter (the CD also includes three alternate takes), all the players reel off topnotch solos atop Blakey's fluidly galvanizing swing beat. Highlights include "Ping Pong," "Look at Birdie," and "Master Mind," compositions that, in their fetchingly askew way, nicely foreshadow the wealth of ideas to come from Shorter's pen throughout the '60s." (Stephen Cook, Allmusic)
Opnamen uit 1954, met het jonge supertalent Clifford Brown op trompet en Horace Silver (p), Lou Donaldson (as) en Curley Russel (b). Blakey drumt hard, met gevoel voor drama: dominant, maar inspirerend voor de band.
Opnamen uit 1954, met het jonge supertalent Clifford Brown op trompet en Horace Silver (p), Lou Donaldson (as) en Curley Russel (b). Blakey drumt hard, met gevoel voor drama.
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