Blues March

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers · 1958 · Version originale (album Moanin')

Context

Composed by Benny Golson, this blues-form march was recorded on October 30, 1958, at the Van Gelder studio by the Jazz Messengers of Lee Morgan, Golson, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. It appears on the album Moanin' (Blue Note), alongside Along Came Betty.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

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

Sources

• EN: Moanin'

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