Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers The Jazz Messengers (2 LP)

Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the October 2011 Issue of Stereophile!
Audio Beat Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sound!
180g Vinyl Double LP Remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering! Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
Blakey is joined by Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver and Doug Watkins for this album of music recorded in New York City in 1956. This 180g Double LP reissue, remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering at Lyndhurst Hall, London, contains five bonus tracks not issued on the original release.
"Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers is a vital part of jazz history. The sound has the rawness of the mono recordings of this period. Liner notes by George Avakian (1956) and Kenny Washington (1997) are informative and precise. Audiophiles and jazz enthusiasts should welcome this album to their collection." - Robbie Gerson, www.audaud.com
"All of Analogue Productions' Nat "King" Cole releases go the extra mile. They come with well-done booklets that discuss in detail each album's history and the remastering wizardry responsible for their sonics." - Marc Mickelson, www.theaudiobeat.com, 4.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sound!

Features:

• Limited Edition 180g Vinyl
• Pressed at Pallas in Germany
• Audiophile Remastering
• Double LP
• Gatefold Jacket
• Five bonus tracks not on original release
• Remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London

Musicians:

• Donald Byrd, trumpet
• Hank Mobley, tenor sax
• Horace Silver, piano
• Doug Watkins, bass
• Art Blakey, drums

Selections:

LP1
Side A
1. Infra-Rae
2. Nica's Dream
3. It's You Or No One
Side B
1. Ecaroh
2. Carol's Interlude
3. The End Of A Love Affair
4. Hank's Symphony
LP2
Side C
1. Weird-O*
2. Ill Wind*
3. Late Show*
Side D
1. Deciphering The Message*
2. Carol's Interlude (alt take)*
*Bonus Tracks Not On Original LP