Art Blakey A Night At Birdland, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (1954) [rvg Edition, 2001]

Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (1956) [RVG Edition 2001]

Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (1956) [RVG Edition 2001]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 332 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 134 MB | Covers (11 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (7243 5 32147 2 2)

On this follow-up volume of recordings done live at Birdland from the second-edition "Jazz Messengers" (officially the Art Blakey Quintet), there are extraordinary high points, along with low points that either result from tiredness or a lack or preparation. With trumpeter Clifford Brown taking over briefly for Donald Byrd, and alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson in the fray post-Hank Mobley, the band has a very different sound, though pianist Horace Silver, Blakey, and bassist Curly Russell (sitting in for Doug Watkins on these recordings only) are solid as a rock. There's some quintessential bop and hard bop in this set, inspired and hard-charging as one might expect, but the Latin tinge of the original band is gone…
Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (1956) [RVG Edition 2001]

Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (1956) [RVG Edition 2001]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 232 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 137 MB | Covers (12 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (7243 5 32146 2 3)

When Art Blakey founded the Jazz Messengers, his initial goal was to not only make his mark on the hard bop scene, but to always bring younger players into the fold, nurture them, and send them out as leaders in their own right. Pianist Horace Silver, trumpeter Clifford Brown, and saxophonist Lou Donaldson were somewhat established, but skyrocketed into stardom after this band switched personnel. Perhaps the most acclaimed combo of Blakey's next to the latter-period bands with Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter, the pre-Messengers quintet heard on this first volume of live club dates at Birdland in New York City provides solid evidence to the assertion that this ensemble was a one of a kind group the likes of which was not heard until the mid-'60s Miles Davis Quintet…
Art Blakey Quintet - A Night in Birdland, Volume 1 (1954/2021) [Official Digital Download]

Art Blakey Quintet - A Night in Birdland, Volume 1 (1954/2021) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 37:23 minutes | 344 MB
Jazz | Label: Music Manager, Official Digital Download

A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 is a 1954 release by jazz artist Art Blakey, and a quintet which featured Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver and Curly Russell.