- Drums Around the Corner
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Drums Around the Corner Studio album by Art Blakey Released 1999 Recorded November 2, 1958,
March 29, 1959Genre Jazz Length 72:08 Label Blue Note Producer Alfred Lion Professional reviews Art Blakey chronology Moanin'
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(1958)Drums Around the Corner is a jazz album by Art Blakey, mostly recorded in 1958 but only released in 1999.
The album is composed of two separate sessions. The main session, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at the Manhattan Towers, NYC on 2 November 1958, is a showcase for an all-star drumming lineup of Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes and Ray Barretto (congas). They are supported by regular Jazz Messenger members Lee Morgan (trumpet), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merritt (bass).
The second session is a two-track duet between Blakey and bassist Paul Chambers, recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, NJ on 29 March 1959.
Track listing
All songs by Art Blakey except where indicated.
- "Moose the Mooche'" (Charlie Parker) – 15:16
- "Blakey's Blues" – 11:04
- "Lee's Tune" (Lee Morgan) – 8:23
- "Let's Take 16 Bars" – 6:11
- "Drums in the Rain" – 11:11
- "Lover" (Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:21
- "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (Irving Berlin) – 7:09
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 5:43
Personnel
Tracks 1-6, the Manhattan Towers, 2 November 1958
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
- Art Blakey – drums, timpani
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Philly Joe Jones – drums, timpani
- Ray Barretto – congas
Tracks 7-8, the Rudy Van Gelden Studio, 29 March 1959
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
Categories:- 1999 albums
- Art Blakey albums
- Blue Note Records albums
- Albums produced by Alfred Lion
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