Art Blakey - Jazzbuhne Berlin '80 (1990)
BAND/ARTIST: Art Blakey
- Title: Jazzbuhne Berlin '80
- Year Of Release: 1990
- Label: Repertoire Records
- Genre: Jazz
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks, log, scans)
- Total Time: 01:02:07
- Total Size: 314 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Announcement
02. Lift Every Voice and Sing
03. Gipsy Folk Tales
04. Gershwin-Medley
05. Blues March
06. I'll Remember Clifford
07. Theme Song
This hourlong live performance by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers probably comes from a tape made for radio broadcast for East Berlin radio in 1980. With a potent lineup that included pianist James Williams, alto saxophonist Bobby Watson, tenor saxophonist Bill Pierce, trumpeter Valery Ponomarev, and bassist Charles Fambrough (all of whom became leaders in their own right following their stints with Blakey), every track is played with the enthusiasm and sincerity that the drummer demanded. It's too bad that the issuing label didn't apply the same standards to the packaging of this CD. The nearly 12-minute track listed as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is actually a medley of that famous hymn and "Gypsy Folk Tales." The third selection is not "Gypsy Folk Tales" but likely a composition by Bobby Watson or another Blakey alum. Finally, the well-known "The Theme" (also known as "52nd Street Theme") is listed incorrectly as "Theme Song" by Benny Golson, while the bassist Charles Fambrough's name is badly misspelled. Such carelessness should not deter anyone from searching from this otherwise excellent live CD.
Drums, Leader – Art Blakey
Alto Saxophone – Bobby Watson
Bass – Charles Feinbrough
Piano – James Williams
Trumpet – Valery Ponomarov
01. Announcement
02. Lift Every Voice and Sing
03. Gipsy Folk Tales
04. Gershwin-Medley
05. Blues March
06. I'll Remember Clifford
07. Theme Song
This hourlong live performance by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers probably comes from a tape made for radio broadcast for East Berlin radio in 1980. With a potent lineup that included pianist James Williams, alto saxophonist Bobby Watson, tenor saxophonist Bill Pierce, trumpeter Valery Ponomarev, and bassist Charles Fambrough (all of whom became leaders in their own right following their stints with Blakey), every track is played with the enthusiasm and sincerity that the drummer demanded. It's too bad that the issuing label didn't apply the same standards to the packaging of this CD. The nearly 12-minute track listed as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is actually a medley of that famous hymn and "Gypsy Folk Tales." The third selection is not "Gypsy Folk Tales" but likely a composition by Bobby Watson or another Blakey alum. Finally, the well-known "The Theme" (also known as "52nd Street Theme") is listed incorrectly as "Theme Song" by Benny Golson, while the bassist Charles Fambrough's name is badly misspelled. Such carelessness should not deter anyone from searching from this otherwise excellent live CD.
Drums, Leader – Art Blakey
Alto Saxophone – Bobby Watson
Bass – Charles Feinbrough
Piano – James Williams
Trumpet – Valery Ponomarov
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