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Review 1
Just prior to forming the first edition of the Jazz Messengers, drummer Art Blakey led a superb quintet at Birdland for a brief gig in 1954. The band featured the great trumpeter Clifford Brown, altoist Lou Donaldson, pianist Horace Silver, and bassist Curly Russell in addition to the leader/drummer. All of the music has since been reissued as part of a Clifford Brown box set for Mosaic, but this is the original LP. The first volume is highlighted by "A Night in Tunisia," "Quicksilver," and "Once in a While" and finds all of the participants in inspired form. Classic bop.  |
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Tracks
1. Annoucement by Pee Wee Marquette
2. Split Kick
3. Once in a While
4. Quicksilver
5. A Night in Tunisia
6. Mayreh
7. Wee-Dot [alternate take]
8. Blues |
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