Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Pittsburgh, US

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American hard bop drummer and bandleader from Pittsburgh (1919-1990). Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was the greatest jazz finishing school — alumni include Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Keith Jarrett. Moanin' (1958), A Night in Tunisia (1960), Free for All (1964). Hard-driving, swinging, essential.

  • Ended
    Oct 16, 1990
  • Born
    Oct 11, 1919
  • Authority
    Fan contributed
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