ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - Blue Night (Expanded Edition) cd bassist Jimmy Garrison

bassist Jimmy Garrison

this is an artist firmly on the rise

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ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - Blue Night (Expanded Edition) cd bassist Jimmy Garrison2LP 180g Black Vinyl. Expanded Edition featuring alternate takes of "Two Of Kind", "Blue Minor" and "Mr. Combinated" along with liner notes by Scott Yanow. Blue Night is the expanded edition of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recording released in 1985. Art Blakey led the Jazz Messengers for 35 years, mentoring countless musicians and encouraging their growth into influential bandleaders. By 1984 85, his band included five prodigious talents: