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Birdland was sacred ground for Blakey, who recorded three albums there from 1954–60. The last was this thriller, a 1960 double album featuring the redoubtable lineup of Blakey with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. That double LP is now seeing reissue as two separate volumes, the first of which arrives now: "The Owner," "What Know," "’Round About Midnight," "The Breeze and I" and "The Theme." Vintage Blakey, new vinyl pressing! Blue Note.