ART BLAKEY — Gretsch Drum Night at Birdland (aka Jazztracks aka Modern Jazz Drum Battle)

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Live album · 1960

Filed under Hard Bop
By ART BLAKEY

Tracklist

A1 Wee Dot 4:33
A2 Fours 1:37
A3 "Philly" Joe Jones' Solo 1:28
A4 Art Blakey's Solo -- Segue -- Finale 3:22
A5 Now's The Time 3:47
A6 "Philly" Joe Jones' Solo 1:05
A7 Art Blakey's Solo 1:55
B1 El Sino 5:54
B2 Fours 1:58
B3 Drum Ensemble -- Segue -- Elvin Jones' Solo 1:59
B4 Drum Ensemble -- Segue -- Charlie Persip's Solo 4:19
B5 Drum Ensemble -- Segue -- Finale 1:40

Line-up/Musicians

Alto Saxophone – Sylvester "Red" Kyner
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones, Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones
Piano – Tommy Flannagan
Trombone – Charlie Greenlee

About this release

Roulette ‎– SR-52049 (US)

Recorded April 25, 1960.This recording is a live, on the spot account of this exciting event

Released in Germany in 1977 as "Jazztracks"(Bellaphon ‎– BJS 40173), in Japan as "Modern Jazz Drum Battle"(Roulette ‎– RF-7010)

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