Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers The Big Beat Blue Note vinyl record Big Sale

1960 Jazz Classic Remastered From Original Analog Tapes on Heavyweight Vinyl – For 1960’s ‘The Big Beat’, jazz percussionist Art Blakey assembled one of the greatest-ever line-ups of his Jazz Messengers, including trumpeter Lee Morgan, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. Together, they tore through six electrifying pieces, three of which were Shorter compositions but were arguably eclipsed by a brilliant version of Timmons’ ‘Dat Dere’.
Art Blakey’s 1960 hard bop classic The Big Beat introduced one of the greatest line-ups of The Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. Three of the six tunes here were composed by Shorter including “Lester Left Town,” but the album is best-known for an unforgettable version of Timmons’ enduring hit “Dat Dere”. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.