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Album by Art Blakey

Drum Suite is an album by drummer Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and originally released on the Columbia label.[2][3] It was the first of several albums recorded by Blakey in the 1950s and 1960s that explored percussion-oriented jazz. It was followed by Orgy in Rhythm, Holiday for Skins, and The African Beat.

The 2005 CD reissue added three tracks from a June 1956 session, two of them previously released on Originally in 1982.[4]

Reception[edit]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, calling it “Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience”.[5]

Track listing[edit]

  1. “The Sacrifice” (Art Blakey) – 5:16
  2. “Cubano Chant” (Ray Bryant) – 4:01
  3. “Oscalypso” (Oscar Pettiford) – 8:48
  4. “Nica’s Tempo” (Gigi Gryce) – 8:24
  5. “D’s Dilemma” (Mal Waldron) – 8:32
  6. “Just for Marty” (Bill Hardman) – 5:56
Bonus tracks on 2005 Legacy CD:
  2. “Lil’ T (a.k.a. The Third)” – 8:12
  3. “The New Message (a.k.a. Little T)” (Take 1) – 8:39
  4. “The New Message (a.k.a. Little T)” (Take 3) – 5:32

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Billboard, April 29, 1957.
  2. ^ “Art Blakey Catalog – album index”, JazzDisco.org; accessed June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Schwartz, Steve, and Michael Fitzgerald,
    “Chronology of Art Blakey (and the Jazz Messengers)”, May 1996-July 6, 2008; accessed June 5, 2013.
  4. ^ “Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers* – Drum Suite” at Discogs.
  5. ^ a b Leggett, Steve, Allmusic Review; accessed June 5, 2013.