ART BLAKEY JAZZ MESSENGERS w/ THELONIOUS MONK mono LP ATLANTIC 1278 NM

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Artist:  ART BLAKEY’S JAZZ MESSENGERS with THELONIOUS MONK

Title:   “ART BLAKEY’S JAZZ MESSENGERS with THELONIOUS MONK”

Label:   ATLANTIC ~ 1278.  Label is red and purple with black text, no deep groove.  Monaural pressing on medium weight vinyl. 

Personnel:

Art Blakey – drums

Thelonious Monk – piano

Johnny Griffin – tenor sax

Bill Hardman – trumpet

Spanky DeBrest – bass.

Session Date:   1958

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous disc you will never need to upgrade.   

JACKET:   Laminated jacket is EXCELLENT.  Front panel is clean and bright, with a hint of ring wear.  Nice seams and corners.  Reverse has some ring wear.  Cut-out hole at top left corner of jacket.

Disc is neatly enclosed in original paper inner sleeve from ATLANTIC RECORDS, in top condition.

TRACK LISTING:

Side One: 

• Evidence
• In Walked Bud
• Blue Monk  

Side Two: 

• I Mean You
• Rhythm-a-ning
• Purple Shades

Review:

“Most of the titles on this album are derived from Thelonious Monk's vast catalog of bop standards.  Both co-leaders are at the peak of their respective prowess with insightful interpretations of nearly half a dozen inspired performances from this incarnation of the Blakey-led Jazz Messengers.  This combo features Art Blakey (drums), Johnny Griffin (tenor sax), Bill Hardman (trumpet), and Spanky DeBrest (bass). Immediately, Hardman ups the ante with a piledriving lead during "Evidence" that underscores the heavy-hitting nature of this particular jazz confab.  Monk counters with some powerful and inspired runs that are sonically splintered by the enthusiastic -- if not practically percussive -- chord progressions and highly logistic phrasings from the pianist.  The inherent melodic buoyancy on "In Walked Bud" contains a springboard-like quality, with Griffin matching Monk's bounce measure for measure.  Griffin's incessant efforts create a freshness to the tune that often escapes other less inspired readings.  From Blakey's boisterous opening on "Blue Monk" through to Monk's single-note crescendo during the finale, the Jazz Messengers provide a lethargic propulsion that showcases the melody's bluesy origins.  This directly contrasts the uptempo charge of "Rhythm-A-Ning."  The quirky yet catchy chorus glides with the dual-lead horn section as the entire arrangement is tautly bound by the understated DeBrest and Blakey.  Griffin's "Purple Shades" is the only non-Monk composition that this aggregate recorded.  This smartly syncopated blues seems better suited for the Jazz Messengers than for Monk.  However, the pianist's opening solo alternately shimmers and shudders with DeBrest as well as Griffin and Hardman, who demonstrate their own pronounced capabilities over Monk’s otherwise occasional counterpoint.”

(courtesy Lindsay Planer, allmusic.com.) 

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