Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat Artist_The Faction We also found stacks and

We also found stacks and stacks of master tapes and demos that Ford stored in a pile of old clothes on the floor of his trailer

and which deal with something bigger than himself

who span three generations in the album’s storyline

The choice of this title by Midori Takada evokes the links between traditional African and contemporary music which are the foundation of this work

In 05’ after their first overseas tour they released their 5th album

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat Artist_The Faction We also found stacks andArt Blakey's 1960 hard bop classic, The Big Beat, introduced one of the greatest line ups of the Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. 3 of the 6 tunes were composed by Shorter, but the album is best known for an unforgettable version of Timmons' enduring hit "Dat Dere." Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and