Art Blakey

(Arthur Blakey)

 

Baterista

 

Naixement: 11 d'octubre de 1919, Pittsburgh, Pennsilvània, Estats Units

Mort: 16 d'octubre de 1990, Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, Nova York, Estats Units

 

Va ser conegut breument com Abdullah Ibn Buhaina després de convertir-se a l'Islam per un curt temps a la fi de la dècada dels 40.

Al 1954, al costat de Horace Silver va formar els Jazz Messenger , un grup amb el qual va estar associat durant els següents 35 anys.

Al llarg dels anys la banda es va fer coneguda com una incubadora de joves talents, inclosos Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller, Chuck Mangione, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Cedar Walton, Woody Shaw, Terence Blanchard i Wynton Marsalis.

 

Enregistraments

1954 - Blakey

1957 - Orgy in Rhythm, Vol. 1 and 2

1958 - Art Blakey Big Band

1959 - Holiday for Skins, Vol. 1 and 2

1962 - The African Beat

1964 - A Jazz Message

1966 - Hold On, I'm Coming

1982 - Killer Joe (amb: George Kawaguchi)

1989 - Feel the Wind (amb: Freddie Hubbard)

1990 - Bluesiana Triangle

 

Enregistraments en viu

1954 - A Night at Birdland Vol. 1

1954 - A Night at Birdland Vol. 2

1954 - A Night at Birdland Vol. 3

 

Enregistraments amb Jazz Messenguer

1956 - The Jazz Messengers (amb: Donald Byrd (trompeta), Hank Mobley (saxo tenor), Horace Silver (piano), Doug Watkins (contrabaix)

1957 - Hard Bop (amb: Bill Hardman (trompeta), Jackie McLean (saxo alt), Sam Dockery (piano), Jimmy "Spanky" DeBrest (contrabaix)

1957 – Ritual (amb: Bill Hardman (Trompeta), Jackie McLean (saxo alt), Sam Dockery (piano), Spanky DeBrest (contrabaix)

1957 - Tough! (amb: Bill Hardman (Trompeta), Jackie McLean (saxo alt), Sam Dockery (piano), Spanky DeBrest (contrabaix)

1957 - Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... (amb: Bill Hardman (Trompeta), Johnny Griffin (saxo tenor), Sam Dockery (piano), Spanky DeBrest (contrabaix)

1957 - A Night in Tunisia (amb: Bill Hardman (Trompeta), Jackie McLean (saxo alt), Johnny Griffin (saxo tenor), Sam Dockery (piano), Spanky DeBrest (contrabaix)

1957 - Cu-Bop (amb: amb Bill Hardman (Trompeta), Johnny Griffin (saxo tenor), Sam Dockery (piano), Spanky DeBrest (contrabaix), Louis "Sabu" Martinez (convidat)

1958 - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (amb: Bill Hardman (Trompeta), Johnny Griffin (saxo tenor), Spanky DeBrest (contrabaix), Thelonious Monk (piano)

1958 - Hard Drive (amb: Bill Hardman (Trompeta), Johnny Griffin (saxo tenor), Sam Dockery (piano), Spanky DeBrest (contrabaix), Junior Mance (piano)

1959 - Moanin' (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Benny Golson (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1959 - Just Coolin' (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Hank Mobley (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1960 - The Big Beat (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1960 - Like Someone in Love (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1960 - A Night in Tunisia (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1962 - The Freedom Rider (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1961 - Roots & Herbs (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano),  Jymie Merritt (contrabaix), Walter Davis, Jr. (piano)

1961 - The Witch Doctor (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano),  Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1961 - Impulse!!!!! Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! (amb:           Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano),  Jymie Merritt (contrabaix), Curtis Fuller (trombó)

1961 – Mosaic (amb: Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix),

1961 - Buhaina's Delight (amb: Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix),

1962 – Caravan (amb: Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (contrabaix)

1963 - Golden Boy (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (contrabaix)

Convidats: Julius Watkins (trompa francesa) , Bill Barber (tuba), James Spaulding (saxo alt), Charles Davis (saxo baríton)

1964 - Free for All (amb: Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (contrabaix)

1964 – Kyoto (amb: Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (contrabaix)

Convidat: Wellington Blakey (vocals)

1964 - Indestructible (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (contrabaix)

1965 - 'S Make It (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), John Gilmore (saxo tenor), John Hicks (piano), Victor Sproles (contrabaix)

1965 - Soul Finger (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Gary Bartz (saxo alt), John Hicks (piano), Victor Sproles (contrabaix)

Convidat: Lucky Thompson (saxo soprano)

1972 - Child's Dance (amb: Ramon Morris (flsuta), Buddy Terry (saxo soprano), John Hicks (piano elèctric), Mickey Bass (contrabaix), Emanuel Rahim (conga), Nataniel Bettis (percussió), Richie "Pablo" Landrum (percussió), Sonny Morgan ( percussió), Woody Shaw (trompeta), Manny Boyd (flauta), Ramon Morris (saxo tenor), George Cables (piano, piano elèctric) , Stanley Clarke (baix elèctrc), Ray Mantilla (conga)

1973 – Buhaina (amb: Carter Jefferson (saxo tenor i soprano), Cedar Walton (piano, piano elèctric), Mickey Bass (contrabaix), Tony Waters (conga)

Convidats: Jon Hendricks (vocals), Michael Howell (guitarra)

1973 – Anthenagin (amb: Woody Shaw (trompeta), Carter Jefferson (saxo tenor i soprano), Cedar Walton (piano, piano elèctric), Mickey Bass (contrabaix), Tony Waters (conga)

Convidats: Michael Howell (guitarra), Steve Turre (trombó)

1975 - In Walked Sonny (amb: Bill Hardman (trompeta), David Schnitter (saxo tenor), Walter Davis, Jr. (piano), "Chin" Suzuki (contrabaix)

Convidat: Sonny Stitt – saxo tenor i alt)

1976 – Backgammon (amb: Bill Hardman (trompeta),  David Schnitter (saxo tenor), Al Dailey (piano). "Chin" Suzuki (contrabaix)

Convidat: Ladji Camara (flauta, vocals)

1977 - Gypsy Folk Tales (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), David Schnitter (saxo tenor), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), Walter Davis, Jr. (piano), Dennis Irwin (contrabaix)

1978 - In My Prime Vol. 1 (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), David Schnitter (saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Dennis Irwin (contrabaix), Ray Mantilla (percussió)

1978 - In My Prime Vol. 2 (amb: (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), David Schnitter (saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Dennis Irwin (contrabaix), Ray Mantilla (percussió)

1979 - Reflections in Blue (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), David Schnitter (saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Dennis Irwin (contrabaix)

1979 - Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), David Schnitter (saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Dennis Irwin (contrabaix)

1981 - Album of the Year (amb: Wynton Marsalis (trompeta), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), Bill Pierce (saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Charles Fambrough (contrabaix)

1982 - Oh-By the Way (amb: Terence Blanchard (trompeta), Donald Harrison (saxo alt), Bill Pierce (saxo tenor), Johnny O'Neal (piano), Charles Fambrough (contrabaix)

1984 - New York Scene (amb: Terence Blanchard (trompeta), Donald Harrison (saxo alt), Jean Toussaint (saxo tenor), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (contrabaix)

1985 - Blue Night (amb: Terence Blanchard (trompeta), Donald Harrison (saxo alt), Jean Toussaint (saxo tenor), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (contrabaix)

1986 - Feeling Good (amb: Wallace Roney (trompeta), Tim Williams (trombó), Kenny Garrett (saxo alt), Jean Toussaint (saxo tenor), Donald Brown (piano), Peter Washington (contrabaix)

1988 - Not Yet (amb: Philip Harper (trompeta), Robin Eubanks (trombó), Javon Jackson (saxo tenor), Benny Green (piano), Peter Washington (contrabaix)

1988 - I Get a Kick Out of Bu (amb: Philip Harper (trompeta), Robin Eubanks (trombó), Javon Jackson (saxo tenor), Benny Green (piano), Leon Lee Dorsey (contrabaix)

1990 - Chippin' In (amb: Bryan Lynch (trompeta), Steve Davis (trombó), Frank Lacy (trombó), Dale Barlow (saxo tenor), Javon Jackson (saxo tenor), Geoff Keezer (piano), Essiet Okon Essiet (contrabaix)

1990 - One for All (amb: Bryan Lynch (trompeta), Steve Davis (trombó), Dale Barlow (saxo tenor), Javon Jackson (saxo tenor), Geoff Keezer (piano), Essiet Okon Essiet (contrabaix)

 

Enregistraments en viu amb Jazz Messenguer

1955 - At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (amb: Kenny Dorham (trompeta), Hank Mobley (saxo tenor), Horace Silver (piano), Doug Watkins (contrabaix)

1955 - At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (amb: Kenny Dorham (trompeta), Hank Mobley (saxo tenor), Horace Silver (piano), Doug Watkins (contrabaix)

1957 - A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers (amb: Bill Hardman (trompeta), Jackie McLean (saxo alt), Sam Dockery (piano), Jimmy "Spanky" DeBrest (contrabaix)

1958 - Paris Olympia (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Benny Golson (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1959 - Art Blakey et les Jazz-Messengers au club St. Germain (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Benny Golson (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1959 - At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Hank Mobley (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1960 - Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Walter Davis, Jr. (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1960 - Paris Jam Session (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Walter Davis, Jr. (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

Convidats: Barney Wilen (saxo tenor), Bud Powell (piano)

1960 - Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 and 2 (amb: Lee Morgan (trompeta), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1962 - Three Blind Mice (amb: Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Jymie Merritt (contrabaix)

1963 – Ugetsu (amb: Freddie Hubbard (trompeta), Curtis Fuller (trombó), Wayne Shorter (saxo tenor), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (contrabaix)

1966 - Buttercorn Lady (amb: Chuck Mangione (trompeta), Frank Mitchell (saxo tenor), Keith Jarrett (piano), Reggie Johnson (contrabaix)

1970 - Jazz Messengers '70 (amb: Bill Hardman (trompeta), Carlos Garnett (saxo tenor), Joanne Brackeen (piano), Jan Arnet (contrabaix)

1978 - In This Korner (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), David Schnitter saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Dennis Irwin (contrabaix)

1981 - One by One (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), David Schnitter saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Dennis Irwin (contrabaix)

1980 - Live at Montreux and Northsea (amb: Valery Ponomarev (trompeta), Wynton Marsalis (trompeta), Robin Eubanks (trombó), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), Bill Pierce (saxo tenor), Branford Marsalis saxo alt i  baritone), James Williams (piano),Kevin Eubanks (guitarra), Charles Fambrough (contrabaix), John Ramsay (bateria)

1981 - Art Blakey in Sweden (amb: Wynton Marsalis (trompeta), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), Bill Pierce (saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Charles Fambrough (contrabaix)

1981 – Fambrough (amb: Wynton Marsalis (trompeta), Bobby Watson (saxo alt), Bill Pierce (saxo tenor), James Williams (piano), Charles Fambrough (contrabaix)

1982 - Keystone 3 (amb: Wynton Marsalis (trompeta), Branford Marsalis (saxo alt), Bill Pierce (saxo tenor), Donald Brown (piano), Charles Fambrough (contrabaix)

1985 - Live at Ronnie Scott's )amb: Terence Blanchard (trompeta), Donald Harrison (saxo alt), Jean Toussaint (saxo tenor), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (contrabaix)

Live at Ronnie Scott's (amb: Terence Blanchard (trompeta), Donald Harrison (saxo alt), Jean Toussaint (saxo tenor), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (contrabaix)

1985 - Live at Kimball's (amb: Terence Blanchard (trompeta), Donald Harrison (saxo alt), Jean Toussaint (saxo tenor), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (contrabaix)

1989 - The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (amb: Brian Lynch (trompeta), Frank Lacy (trombó), Donald Harrison (saxo alt), Javon Jackson saxo tenor), Geoff Keezer (piano), Essiet Okon Essiet (contrabaix)

 

Enregistraments com acompanyant

 

Year Title Leader      Label

1950 – “Dexter Gordon and His Boys” - Dexter Gordon

1950 - “New Sound in Modern Music, Vol. 3” - Dexter Gordon

1950 – “New Sound in Modern Music, Vol. 6” - Fats Navarro

1950 – “Battle of the Saxes” - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt

1950 – “Tenor Sax, Vol. 1” - Gene Ammons

1951 – “Genius of Modern Music” - Thelonious Monk

1951 – “Mr. Saxophone” - Sonny Stitt

1951 – “Sonny Stitt Favorites, Vol. 2” - Sonny Stitt

1951 – “Gene Ammons Favorites, Vol. 2” - Gene Ammons

1951 – “Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 1” - Dizzy Gillespie

1951 – “Collates” - Illinois Jacquet

1951 – “Collates #2” - Illinois Jacquet

1951 – “Wizard of the Vibes” - Milt Jackson

1951 – “Swingin' with Zoot Sims” - Zoot Sims

1951 – “Tenor Sax Favorites” - Zoot Sims

1951 – “Modern Jazz Trombones, Vol. 2” - Bennie Green, J. J. Johnson

1951 – “The New Sounds” - Miles Davis

1951 – “Mambo Jazz” - Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham

1951 – “Sonny Rollins Quartet” - Sonny Rollins

1951 – “Blue Period” - Miles Davis

1952 – “James Moody and his Modernists with Chano Pozo” - James Moody

1952 – “Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2” - Thelonious Monk

1952 – “King of the Clarinet” - Buddy DeFranco

1952 – “Zoot Sims All Stars with Kai Winding and Al Cohn” - Zoot Sims

1952 – “King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings” - Annie Ross

1952 – “Introducing the Horace Silver Trio” - Horace Silver

1952 – “Thelonious Monk Trio” - Thelonious Monk

1952 – “New Faces-New Sounds” - Lou Donaldson

1952 – “Disorder at the Border” - Coleman Hawkins

1953 – “Buddy DeFranco with Strings” - Buddy DeFranco

1953 – “Introducing the Kenny Drew Trio” - Kenny Drew

1953 – “Buddy DeFranco Quartet” - Buddy DeFranco

1953 – “Miles Davis Volume 2” - Miles Davis

1953 – “Buddy DeFranco Takes You to the Stars” - Buddy DeFranco

1953 – “New Star on the Horizon” - Clifford Brown

1953 – “Introducing Paul Bley” - Paul Bley

1954 – “Miles Davis Volume 3” - Miles Davis

1954 – “Miles Davis Quartet” - Miles Davis

1954 – “Elmo Hope Quintet” - Elmo Hope

1954 – “Thelonious Monk Quintet” - Thelonious Monk

1954 – “Sonny Rollins Quintet” - Sonny Rollins

1954 – “Lou Donaldson Sextet, Vol. 2” - Lou Donaldson

1954 – “Introducing Joe Gordon” - Joe Gordon

1954 – “Thelonious Monk Trio” - Thelonious Monk

1955 – “Clark Terry” - Clark Terry

1955 – “Jazz Original” - Bud Powell

1955 – “The Randy Weston Trio” - Randy Weston

1955 – “Afro-Cuban” - Kenny Dorham

1955 – “Julius Watkins Sextet, Vol. 2” - Julius Watkins

1955 – “Hank Mobley Quartet” - Hank Mobley

1955 – “The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2” - Herbie Nichols

1955 – “Duke Jordan Trio and Quintet” - Duke Jordan

1955 – “Gigi Gryce and Orchestra” - Gigi Gryce

1955 – “Byrd's Eye View” - Donald Byrd

1956 – “The Unique Thelonious Monk” - Thelonious Monk

1956- “Metronome All-Stars 1956” - Metronome All-Stars

1957 – “Plenty, Plenty Soul” - Milt Jackson

1957 – “Hank Mobley and His All Stars” - Hank Mobley

1957 – “A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One” - Jimmy Smith

1957 – “A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two” - Jimmy Smith

1957 – “Blowing in from Chicago” - Clifford Jordan, John Gilmore

1957 – “Hank Mobley Quintet” - Hank Mobley

1957 – “Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 1” - Jimmy Smith

1957 – “Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 2” - Jimmy Smith

1957 – “The Sounds of Jimmy Smith” - Jimmy Smith

1957 – “Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2” - Sonny Rollins

1957 – “A Blowing Session” - Johnny Griffin

1957 – “Monk's Music” - Thelonious Monk

1958 – “House Party” - Jimmy Smith

1958 – “Somethin' Else” - Cannonball Adderley

1958 – “Minor Move” - Tina Brooks

1958 – “New Bottle Old Wine” - Gil Evans

1958 – “Blue Lights Volume 1” - Kenny Burrell

1958 – “Blue Lights Volume 2” - Kenny Burrell

1958 – “Things Are Getting Better” - Cannonball Adderley, Milt Jackson

1959 – “Out of the Blue” - Blue Mitchell

1959 – “My Conception” - Sonny Clark

1959 – “Swingin'” - Kenny Burrell

1959 – “On View at the Five Spot Cafe” - Kenny Burrell

1959 – “Groovin' with Golson” - Benny Golson

1960 – “Here's Lee Morgan” - Lee Morgan

1960 – “Soul Station” - Hank Mobley

1960 – “Comin' On!” - Dizzy Reece

1960 – “Lee-Way” - Lee Morgan

1960 – “Soul Time” - Bobby Timmons

1960 – “Second Genesis” - Wayne Shorter

1960 – “Expoobident” - Lee Morgan

1960 – “Roll Call” - Hank Mobley

1962 – “Nigeria” - Grant Green

1962 – “Congo Lament” - Ike Quebec

1964 – “Tom Cat” - Lee Morgan

1964 – “Blues Bag” - Buddy DeFranco

1964 – “I/We Had a Ball” - Quincy Jones

1971 – “Giants of Jazz” – Diversos Artistes

1971 – “The Giants of Jazz” – Diversos Artistes

1971 – “Something in Blue” - Thelonious Monk

1971 – “The Man i Love” - Thelonious Monk

1977 – “Illumination” - Walter Davis, Jr.

1980 – “Gotham City” - Dexter Gordon

1987- “Magical Trio 1” - James Williams