Art Blakey

Arthur (Art) Blakey, also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, (October 11, 1919 - October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach he was one of the inventors of the modern, bebop style of drumming. He was known as a powerful musician and a ferocious groover. He is undoubtedly one of the most influential jazz musicians ever; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop is now the mainstream form of jazz. Over more than thirty years his band, the Jazz Messengers, included many young musicians who went on to become some of the most prominent names in jazz, including Jackie McLean, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Donald Byrd, Cedar Walton, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Bartz, Keith Jarrett, and Johnny Griffin. It is now widely regarded as an important training ground for many of the best young hard bop players of the time.

Discography

See Art Blakey Discography for a full list. Blakey's most famous recordings are those made for during the 1950s and 1960s, mainly for Blue Note Records. Among these are:

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Art Blakey Discography - 1950s - 1960s - Blue Note Records

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• A Night at Birdland (1954, live, billed as "The Art Blakey Quintet")
• At the Cafe Bohemia (1955, live, billed as "The Jazz Messengers")
• Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (Atlantic Records, 1957)
• Moanin (1958)
• At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959, live)
• The Big Beat (1960)
• A Night in Tunisia (1960)
• The Freedom Rider (1961)
• Buhaina's Delight (1961)
• Indestructible (1964)