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First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings

ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (2021 UK/EU limited edition double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, a never-before-released recording live in Japan from original 1/4-inch reels discovered by co-producer Zev Feldman, mastered by Bernie Grundman and manufactured at Optimal. Includes 6 bonus collector postcards and 16-page booklet with rare photos, essays, exclusive interviews with Wayne Shorter, Lou Donaldson, and more. Gatefold picture sleeve, the sleeve and vinyl remain in Near Mint condition)

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$44.44, £34.99  
Product Availability Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Thursday 8th August
Release Date 10th Dec 2021
Release Year 2021 - 3 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label Blue Note
Complete Stock List Go to Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Product Catalogue No 00602435952864
Music Genre Jazz
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings is a thrilling previously unreleased live recording of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961 during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. The Jazz Messengers were among the first modern jazz groups to tour the country, and adoring Japanese audiences were enthralled by one of the band’s all-time great line-ups featuring the legendary drummer with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass. The concert featured soaring performances of well-known jazz staples including Charlie Parker’s “Now’s the Time,” Thelonious Monk’s “’Round About Midnight,” and Jazz Messenger hits including “Blues March,” “Dat Dere,” and “Moanin’.”

Both formats come with elaborate booklets featuring rare photos by Japanese photographers Shunji Okura and Hozumi Nakadaira; an historical essay by acclaimed jazz critic Bob Blumenthal; plus new interviews with Wayne Shorter in conversation with Blue Note president Don Was, celebrated saxophonist Lou Donaldson, Japanese jazz star Sadao Watanabe, renowned Japanese music critic Reiko Yukawa, Blakey’s son Takashi Blakey, and a trio of drum greats: Louis Hayes, Billy Hart and Cindy Blackman Santana. Audio was newly transferred from the original ¼” tape reels.


Tracklisting:

LP 1 – Side A
1. Now’s the Time – Take 1 (21:58) — C. Parker / Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)

LP 1 – Side B
1. Moanin’ (12:44) — B. Timmons / Second Floor Music (BMI)
2. Blues March (10:59) — B. Golson / Celedia Music (BMI)
3. The Theme (00:32) — M. Davis / Prestige Music (BMI)

LP 2 – Side A
1. Dat Dere (11:03) — O. Brown, B. Timmons / Upam Music Co. (BMI)
2. ‘Round Midnight (12:15) — T. Monk, B. Hanighen, C. Williams / Thelonious Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (BMI)

LP 2 – Side B
1. Now’s the Time – Version 2 (16:47) — C. Parker / Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
2. A Night in Tunisia (10:30) — D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli / Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP)
3. The Theme – Version 2 (00:32) — M. Davis / Prestige Music (BMI)


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DOUBLE LP  
Recording Artist Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Product Title First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings
Product Information Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings UK 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To Bill Hardman, Bobby Timmons, Horace Silver, Junior Cook, Ramon Morris
Product Barcode 602435952864
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