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First flight to Tokyo the lost 1961 recordings

First flight to Tokyo the lost 1961 recordings

Blakey, Art, 1919-1990, author.
CD 2021

A previously unreleased live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with a classic line-up of the Jazz Messengers, featuring trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. It was captured on January 14, 1961, at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo during the band's first-ever tour of Japan.

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Jazz 1961-1970
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Description:
2 compact discs (approximately 1 hr., 42 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 inches. + 1 booklet (51 pages : illustrations, some color)
digital
optical
1.4 m. per second
stereo
Digital recording
audio file
CD audio
4 3/4 in
Other Title:
1st flight to Tokya
Lost 1961 recordings
Notes:
Accompanying material may vary
Liner notes printed on container insert
Art Blakey ; Jazz Messengers
Recorded live 1961 January 14 Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Compact disc
Contents:
Disc one. Now's the time
Moanin'
Blues march
The theme
Disc two. Dat dere
'Round about midnight
Now's the time
A night in Tunisia 5
The theme
LCCN:
1272927522
Control Number:
3104613
UPC:
602435952857
Other Authors:
Jazz Messengers
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