Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers • The Big Beat

 

Review
by Christopher Fielder
Perhaps the best known and most loved of Art Blakey's works, The Big Beat is a testament to the creative progress of one of the best jazz drummers of all time. Now over 40 years old, The Big Beat is as thunderous as ever. Here, Blakey combines his rhythm with tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter's brilliant composing to make what could only be termed a "structurally raw" album. Each track rips through bebop as quickly as Blakey ripped through drum heads. "Dat Dere" and "Lester Left Town" stand out as part of the true canons for hot jazz. Two alternate versions of "It's Only a Paper Moon" round out the album, both brimming with the fluid integrity of the song and the drive only Blakey could provide. As one of the few drummers to step out and lead, not just play backup, Blakey created a true jazz treasure in The Big Beat.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-big-beat-mw0000191549

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Reseña
por Christopher Fielder
Quizá la más conocida y querida de las obras de Art Blakey, The Big Beat es un testimonio del progreso creativo de uno de los mejores bateristas de jazz de todos los tiempos. Con más de 40 años, The Big Beat es tan atronador como siempre. Aquí, Blakey combina su ritmo con la brillante composición del saxofonista tenor Wayne Shorter para hacer lo que sólo podría denominarse un álbum "estructuralmente crudo". Cada tema desgarra el bebop con la misma rapidez con la que Blakey desgarraba los parches de la batería. "Dat Dere" y "Lester Left Town" destacan como parte de los verdaderos cánones del hot jazz. Dos versiones alternativas de "It's Only a Paper Moon" completan el álbum, ambas rebosantes de la fluida integridad de la canción y del empuje que sólo Blakey podía proporcionar. Blakey, uno de los pocos baterías que no se limitó a hacer de acompañante, sino que se puso al frente, creó un verdadero tesoro del jazz con The Big Beat.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-big-beat-mw0000191549


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Tracks:
1 - The Chess Players
Written-By – Wayne Shorter
2 - Sakeena's Vision
Written-By – Wayne Shorter
3 - Politely
Written-By – Bill Hardman
4 - Dat Dere
Written-By – Bobby Timmons
5 - Lester Left Town
Written-By – Wayne Shorter
6 - It's Only A Paper Moon
Written-By – Rose*, Arlene*
7 - It's Only A Paper Moon (Alternate Take)
Written-By – Rose*, Arlene*

    
Credits:
    Bass – Jymie Merritt
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Art Blakey
    Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano – Bobby Timmons
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Reissue Producer [Produced For Release] – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
    Transferred By [Digital Transfer] – Ron McMaster
    Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes:
Recorded on March 6, 1960
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Track 7 previously unissued - does not appear on L.P. configuration

Label:    Blue Note – BLP 4029
Country:    US
Released:    May 1960
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/master/62448-Art-Blakey-The-Jazz-Messengers-The-Big-Beat

 

 

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