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From the classic "Jazz 625" program

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

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Jazz 625, a rewarding British television series, featured many of the top jazz artists of the mid-1960s in full-length performances.

One of the lesser-known but most rewarding editions of Art Blakey�s Jazz Messengers is showcased performing �On The Ginza,� �Lament For Stacey,� �The Egyptian,� �I Can�t Get Started� and �Buhaina�s Delight� before an appreciative audience.

Trumpeter Lee Morgan (in his second period with Blakey) and tenor-saxophonist John Gilmore (during one of his brief periods away from Sun Ra) are both in outstanding form while pianist John Hicks and bassist Victor Sproles form a solid rhythm section with Blakey.

Hard bop fans will definitely want to see this.

Personnel:

Art Blakey, drums
Lee Morgan, trumpet
John Gilmore, tenor
John Hicks, piano
Victor Sproles, bass

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