Art Blakey Quintet – A Night at Birdland

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 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 - A Night At Birdland, Volume 1 (1954/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Volume 1 (1954/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 37:42 minutes | 1,6 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 37:42 minutes | 767 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"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. It was first released by Blue Note Records as a 10" LP (BLP 5037). This is definitive hard bop from Art Blakey's quintet.
Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Volume 2 (1954/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Volume 2 (1954/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 37:50 minutes | 1,82 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 37:50 minutes | 801 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"A Night at Birdland Vol. 2" is a 1954 release by jazz drummer Art Blakey, and a quintet which featured Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver and Curly Russell. It was first released by Blue Note Records as a 10" LP (BLP 5038). This is definitive hard bop from Art Blakey's quintet.
Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol.1 (1954) {Blue Note Japan, CP32-5201, Early Press}

Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol.1 (1954) {Blue Note Japan, CP32-5201, Early Press}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 325 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 127 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 201 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1954, 1986 Blue Note / Toshiba EMI Japan | CP32-5201
Jazz / Hard Bop

During Blue Note vault research in 1975, four additional full performances from this historic Birdland recording were discovered. three of them were issued in the U.S. in 1978 as part of a Blakey double album. All four were issued in 1983 in Japan as A NIGHT AT BIRDLAND, Volume Three, which had a short playing time. Due to the expanded time limitations of the CD, half of these discoveries have been added to each of the original Birdland volumes. -Michael Cuscuna
Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol.2 (1954) {Blue Note Japan, CP32-5202, Early Press}

Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol.2 (1954) {Blue Note Japan, CP32-5202, Early Press}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 318 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 124 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 200 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1954, 1986 Blue Note / Toshiba EMI Japan | CP32-5202
Jazz / Hard Bop

During Blue Note vault research in 1975, four additional full performances from this historic Birdland recording were discovered. three of them were issued in the U.S. in 1978 as part of a Blakey double album. All four were issued in 1983 in Japan as A NIGHT AT BIRDLAND, Volume Three, which had a short playing time. Due to the expanded time limitations of the CD, half of these discoveries have been added to each of the original Birdland volumes. -Michael Cuscuna

Art Blakey - Holiday for Skins (1958) [Reissue 2006]  Music

Posted by gribovar at June 2, 2020
Art Blakey - Holiday for Skins (1958) [Reissue 2006]

Art Blakey - Holiday for Skins (1958) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 444 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 167 MB | Covers (9 MB) included
Genre: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (0946 3 58290 2 0)

This 1958 release, recorded the same year as Art Blakey's canonical album Moanin', bears little resemblance to that more famous release. While the personnel on Holiday for Skins features some of the finest players of the hard bop era (including drummer Philly Joe Jones and trumpeter Donald Byrd), the music on the album draws its inspiration directly from African and Latin folk forms. This is especially evident on tracks like "The Feast" and "Aghano," which feature circular drum patterns and chanting from the bandmembers. Tunes like "Mirage," however, blend these exotic sounds with a more straightforward bop vocabulary, resulting in the set's most engaging moments. As one of the more adventurous dates from Blue Note's '50s period, Holiday for Skins is an intriguing listen.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' (1958) [RVG Edition 1999]

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' (1958) [RVG Edition 1999]
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue+log) - 341 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 136 MB | Covers (18 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (7243 4 95324 2 7)

Moanin' includes some of the greatest music Blakey produced in the studio with arguably his very best band. There are three tracks that are immortal and will always stand the test of time. The title selection is a pure tuneful melody stewed in a bluesy shuffle penned by pianist Bobby Timmons, while tenor saxophonist Benny Golson's classy, slowed "Along Came Betty" and the static, militaristic "Blues March" will always have a home in the repertoire of every student or professional jazz band. "Are You Real?" has the most subtle of melody lines, and "Drum Thunder Suite" has Blakey's quick blasting tom-tom-based rudiments reigning on high as the horns sigh, leading to hard bop…
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.
Clifford Brown - Brownie Speaks: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (2014)

Clifford Brown - Brownie Speaks: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (2014)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 03:34:09 | 1,32 Gb
Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Blue Note Records

Documenting when trumpeter Clifford Brown was on the rise, the new collection covers his three 10-inch albums from 1953 - recorded with J.J. Johnson (Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown), Lou Donaldson (New Faces New Sounds) and his own sextet (New Star On The Horizon) - plus legendary live Birdland recordings headlined by Art Blakey, in which Brown is featured along with Donaldson and pianist Horace Silver. While this collection presents the original 10-inch album sequences for the first time since the mid-1950s, the Birdland shows are presented in their original performance sequence for the first time ever.