The all-star lineup on Drum Suite gives the album high marks before one note of music is played. It's a piece of history. Released in 1957, the album merged Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with several ...

Together these three reissues demonstrate that although each of Blakey's bands maintained a similar sound they also possessed their own individual identities. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Drum ...

In jazz, unlike rock, the drum solo is afforded the utmost respect. The genre’s percussionists pore over the work of giants of the form like Art Blakey, and with good reason.

Drum giant Art Blakey to be saluted at centennial concert Saturday The leader of the fabled band The Jazz Messengers, Blakey was a key mentor to Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis and many other jazz ...

Drummer and bandleader Art Blakey’s ensemble, the Jazz Messengers, became one of the most famous incubators of young talent, serving during its 35 years as an academy for, in particular, a ...

WHITEHEAD: Tony Allen had heard the possibilities listening to his Art Blakey and Max Roach records while coming up in Nigeria and hearing how they applied African rhythm concepts to the drum set.