Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk – Jazz Messengers with Monk (180g Mono Vinyl 2LP)

65th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 180g Vinyl 2LP with 2022 Remastered Audio and Bonus Disc of Unreleased Outtakes!

In May of 1957, Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers went into the studio with Thelonious Monk to record a one-off album for Atlantic Records. The Jazz Messengers were a loose collective of young jazz musicians, with a constantly rotating lineup to keep the music fresh and help launch new careers. In this iteration we find Blakey on drums, Monk on piano, Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Bill Hardman on trumpet and Spanky DeBrest on bass. Blakey had recorded with Monk on various occasions, but this was the first time Monk sat in with the Jazz Messengers. This also marks Monk’s only appearance on Atlantic. The result is a true meeting of the minds, a beautiful union of Monk’s melodies with Blakey’s unshakable sense of swing. This 65th Anniversary deluxe edition includes an extra disc of unreleased outtakes, celebrating the most sensational jazz collaboration of the 1950s.

Musicians:
Art Blakey, drums
Thelonious Monk, piano
Spanky DeBrest, bass
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone
Bill Hardman, trumpet

LP1

1. Evidence (with Thelonious Monk) [2022 Remaster]
2. In Walked Bud (with Thelonious Monk) [2022 Remaster]
3. Blue Monk (with Thelonious Monk) [2022 Remaster]
4. I Mean You (with Thelonious Monk) [2022 Remaster]
5. Rhythm-A-Ning (with Thelonious Monk) [2022 Remaster]
6. Purple Shades (with Thelonious Monk) [2022 Remaster]

LP2

1. Evidence (Take 2) [with Thelonious Monk] [2022 Remaster]
2. In Walked Bud (Take 2) [with Thelonious Monk] [2022 Remaster]
3. Blue Monk (Take 9) [with Thelonious Monk] [2022 Remaster]
4. I Mean You (Take 3) [with Thelonious Monk] [2022 Remaster]
5. Rhythm-A-Ning (Take 2) [with Thelonious Monk] [2022 Remaster]
6. Purple Shades (Take 4) [with Thelonious Monk] [2022 Remaster]