Complete Studio Recordings

~ Release by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Presented here are the complete contents plus all known alternate songs and takes from the following original albums:
- The Big Beat (Blue Note BST-84029),
- Like Someone in Love (Blue Note BST-84245),
- A Night in Tunisia (Blue Note BST-84049),
- Pisces (Blue Note GXF-3060),
- Roots and Herbs (Blue Note BST 84347),
- The Witch Doctor (Blue Note BST-84258),
- The Freedom Rider (Blue Note BST-84156), and
- Jazz Messengers!!!!! (Impulse AS-7).

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey & New York between March 1960 and June 1961.
CD1 total running time: 72:55
1-7: March 6, 1960.
8-10: August 7, 1960.
CD2 total running time: 75:41
1-4: August 7, 1960.
5-10: August 14, 1960.
CD3 total running time: 67:08
1-4: February 12, 1961.
5-10: February 18, 1961.
CD4 total running time: 77:05
1-7: March 14, 1961.
8-12: May 27, 1961.
CD5 total running time: 79:31
1-2: May 27, 1961.
3-8: New York, June 13 & 14, 1961.
CD5-9 to CD5-12 recorded by the same group live at Birdland, New York, September 14, 1960 have been added as bonus tracks.

℗ & © 2013.
Made in the EU.

Issued in 5 cardboard sleeves housed in a slipcase.
24-page booklet includes complete information, detailed updated notes, original artwork, and all of the original liner notes.

Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0243 009 CD1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J54
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0247 009 CD2
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J34
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0256 009 CD3
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J93
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0301 009 CD4
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J93
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC1037 009 CD5
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J05

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-18 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Witch Doctor (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-03-14)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-03-14)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-03-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-03-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-03-14)
recording of:
The Witch Doctor (on 1961-03-14)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
5:35
2Those Who Sit and Wait
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-03-14)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-03-14)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-03-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-03-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-03-14)
recording of:
Those Who Sit and Wait (on 1961-03-14)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:53
3A Little Busy
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-03-14)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-03-14)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-03-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-03-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-03-14)
recording of:
A Little Busy (on 1961-03-14)
composer:
Bobby Timmons
6:14
4Joelle
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-03-14)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-03-14)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-03-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-03-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-03-14)
recording of:
Joelle (on 1961-03-14)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:11
5Afrique
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-03-14)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-03-14)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-03-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-03-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-03-14)
recording of:
Afrique (on 1961-03-14)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
6:57
6Lost and Found
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-03-14)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-03-14)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-03-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-03-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-03-14)
recording of:
Lost and Found (on 1961-03-14)
composer:
Clifford Jordan
5:06
7The Witch Doctor
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-03-14)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-03-14)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-03-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-03-14)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-03-14)
recording of:
The Witch Doctor (on 1961-03-14)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
5:31
8The Back Sliders (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-27)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-05-27)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-05-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-27)
recording of:
The Back Sliders (on 1961-05-27)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
7:10
9The Back Sliders
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-27)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-05-27)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-05-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-27)
recording of:
The Back Sliders (on 1961-05-27)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
7:48
10The Freedom Rider
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-27)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-05-27)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-05-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-27)
recording of:
The Freedom Rider (on 1961-05-27)
composer:
Art Blakey
7:27
11Tell It Like It Is
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-27)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-05-27)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-05-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-27)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is (on 1961-05-27)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
7:53
12El Toro
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-27)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1961-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1961-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-05-27)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1961-05-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-27)
recording of:
El toro (on 1961-05-27)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
6:21
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