Two CDs. In May of 1957, Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers went into the studio with Thelonious Monk to record a one-off album for Atlantic. The Jazz Messengers were a loose collective of young Jazz... more

"One by One is a live concert recording of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers performing at Ciak, Milano Italy on November 4, 1979. Album personnel includes Art Blakey (drums), Dennis Irwin (bass), James... more

Another superb choice for Blue Note's Tone Poet Series, which brings back classic jazz albums in remastered 180-gram vinyl form in deluxe gatefold packaging. Recorded in Rudy Van Gelder's famed New... more

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Art 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,... more

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk is a studio album originally released in 1958 by Atlantic Records. It is a collaboration between... more

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. 1958's Moanin' - featuring the great drummer w/ trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons, & bassist Jymie Merritt - was the perfect... more

Birdland was sacred ground for Blakey, who recorded three albums there from 1954–60. The last was this thriller, a 1960 double album (split into two volumes here) featuring the redoubtable lineup of... more

One thinks of Blue Note when one thinks of Jazz Messengers studio recordings. This 1963 Riverside LP, though, captures them at the peak of their live powers at Birdland, with Blakey flanked by Curtis... more

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. The 1961 album Mosaic marked a pivotal moment in the story of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers with the drummer welcoming the arrival of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard... more

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings" - A previously unreleased live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with a classic line-up of the Jazz Messengers,... more

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... more

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' Hard Drive is a classic album from the hard bop era. The seven track collection was recorded in New York City in October of 1957 and released on the Bethlehem label... more

"Founded in 1977 by Lionel Hampton, the Who's Who in Jazz label existed as a means to present to the world the best musicians that the jazz world had to offer. With Lionel chairing the recording... more

If you dig hard-charging hard bop, you've come to the right place! These LPs take us to Blakey's thundering '60s Blue Note years: "A Night in Tunisia," "The Freedom Rider," "Buhaina's Delight," "The... more

Limited 180gm blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Reflections in Blue is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1978 in the Netherlands and originally released on the Dutch... more

Two CDs. A previously unreleased live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with a classic line-up of the Jazz Messengers, trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons,... more

A never-before-released studio album by Blakey and his mighty Messengers—including Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley and Bobby Timmons? YES, PLEASE!!! You'll hear all of them plus bassist Jymie Merritt on this... more

These live '55 performances were later released by Blue Note, and this new 2-CD set adds three studio tracks that this lineup recorded at their first session together in November 1954 (those were... more

Live In Moers 1976

Live In Moers 1976

Free for All is a 1964 jazz album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers released on Blue Note. Now, celebrating it's 50th anniversary, the album will be newly-remastered for vinyl as part of the... more

High-definition premium 180 gram vinyl pressing of this classic Jazz album. Although this album marks Thelonious Monk's sole recording as a member of Art Blakey's celebrated Jazz Messengers, the... more