Art Blakey

drums · 1919–1990 · Pittsburgh

Leader of the Jazz Messengers, a school for generations of jazz musicians.

Styles

• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Buhaina Chant (1957)
• Moanin' (1958)
• Blues March (1958)
• No Problem (1960)
• Valmontana (1960)

Cited in 7 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Jul 24, 2020: Art Blakey et les tambours de l'Afrique (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dedicated episode · Nov 18, 2018: Moanin', l'album culte d'Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, épisode 2 (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dedicated episode · Nov 11, 2018: Moanin' l'album culte d'Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 11, 2026: The Jazz Messengers at Café Bohemia - 1955 (Jazzlive : album souvenir, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 22, 2024: Art Blakey, un Messager au Japon (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 7, 2024: Bobby Timmons, l'anti-héros du soul jazz, seconde partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 5, 2017: Mais qui a tiré sur Lee Morgan ? (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Art Blakey

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