The Jazz Messengers discography

1.Studio albums

The Jazz Messengers 1956

Tracks

"Infra-Rae" (Hank Mobley) - 6:57
"Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 11:51
"It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 5:36
"Ecaroh" (Silver) - 6:02
"Carol's Interlude" (Mobley) - 5:36
"The End of a Love Affair" (E.C. Redding) - 6:43
"Hank's Symphony" (Mobley) - 4:37
"Weird-O" (Mobley) - 7:06
"Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:52
"Late Show" (Mobley) - 7:09
"Deciphering the Message" (Mobley) - 6:29
"Carol's Interlude (alternate take)" (Mobley) - 6:13

Personnel

Art Blakey, drums
Donald Byrd, trumpet
Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone
Horace Silver, piano
Doug Watkins, bass

Hard Bop 1956

Tracks

"Cranky Spanky" (Bill Hardman) - 4:45
"Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 8:50
"My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:33
"Little Melonae" (Jackie McLean) - 8:20
"Stanley's Stiff Chicken" (Hardman, McLean) - 9:25

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Bill Hardman - trumpet
Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
Sam Dockery - piano
Spanky DeBrest - bass

Ritual 1957

Tracks

"Sam's Tune" (Sam Dockery) - 5:52
"Scotch Blues" (Duke Jordan) - 8:31
"Once Upon a Groove" (Owen Eugene Marshall) - 8:36
"Art Blakey's Comments on Ritual" (Art Blakey) - 1:55
"Ritual" (Art Blakey) - 9:59
"Touche" (Mal Waldron) - 6:16
"Wake Up!" (Lee Sears) - 5:04
"Little T." (Donald Byrd)- 8:46 from Once Upon a Groove
"Exhibit A" (Art Blakey, Lee Sears) - 6:44 from Once Upon a Groove

Personnel

Art Blakey - Drums
Bill Hardman - Trumpet
Jackie McLean - Alto Sax
Sam Dockery - Piano
Spanky DeBrest - Bass

Tough! 1957

Tracks

"Scotch Blues" (Duke Jordan) - 7:55
"Flight to Jordu" (Jordan) - 7:20
"Transfiguration" (Gigi Gryce) - 5:08
"Exhibit A" (Gryce) - 6:37
"Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:57

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Bill Hardman - trumpet
Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
Sam Dockery - piano
Spanky DeBrest - bass

Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... 1957

Tracks

"I Could Have Danced All Night" - 4:16
"On the Street Where You Live" - 9:02
"There But for You Go I" - 4:34
"They Call the Wind Maria" - 4:56
"I Talk to the Trees" - 8:58
"Almost Like Being in Love" - 4:50

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Bill Hardman - trumpet
Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Sam Dockery - piano
Spanky DeBrest - bass

A Night in Tunisia 1957

Tracks

"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 12:55
"Off the Wall" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:16
"Theory of Art" (Bill Hardman) – 9:46
"Couldn't It Be You?" (Art Blakey, Jackie McLean) – 8:12
"Evans" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:30
"A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Paparelli) – 12:30 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
"Off the Wall" (Griffin) – 7:21 Bonus track on CD re-issue.
"Theory of Art" (Hardman) – 10:14 Bonus track on CD re-issue.

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) – alto sax
Sam Dockery – piano
Spanky DeBrest – bass

Cu-Bop 1957

Tracks

"Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:10
"Sakeena" (Art Blakey) - 11:55
"Shorty" (Johnny Griffin) - 4:32
"Dawn on the Harvest" (Charlie Shavers) - 12:45 [title is "Dawn on the Desert" on the record label]

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Bill Hardman - trumpet
Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Sam Dockery - piano
Spanky DeBrest - bass
Sabu Martinez - congas, bongos

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk 1957

Tracks

Side one
1. "Evidence" Thelonious Monk 6:46
2. "In Walked Bud" Thelonious Monk 6:39
3. "Blue Monk" Thelonious Monk 7:54

Side two
1. "I Mean You" Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins 8:02
2. "Rhythm-A-Ning" Thelonious Monk 7:20
3. "Purple Shades" Johnny Griffin 7:48

1999 bonus tracks
7. "Evidence (alternate take)" Thelonious Monk 5:30
8. "Blue Monk (alternate take)" Thelonious Monk 6:59
9. "I Mean You (alternate take)" Thelonious Monk 7:34

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
Thelonious Monk – piano
Spanky DeBrest – bass

Hard Drive 1957

Tracks

"For Minors Only" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:49
"Right Down Front" (Johnny Griffin) - 4:31
"Deo-X" (Bill Hardman) - 5:50
"Sweet Sakeena" (Hardman) - 5:06
"For Miles and Miles" (Heath) - 5:24
"Krafty" (Griffin) - 6:35
"Late Spring" (Leon Mitchell) - 5:36
Recorded in New York City on October 9 (track 3) and October 11 (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7), 1957

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Bill Hardman - trumpet
Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Junior Mance (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7), Sam Dockery (track 3) - piano
Spanky DeBrest - bass

Moanin' 1958

Tracks

Side one
1. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) 9:35
2. "Are You Real" 4:50
3. "Along Came Betty" 6:12

Side two
1. "The Drum Thunder Suite" 7:33
2. "Blues March" 6:17
3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass

The Big Beat 1960

Tracks

"The Chess Players" (Shorter) - 9:31
"Sakeena's Vision" (Shorter) - 6:04
"Politely" (Hardman) - 6:04
"Dat Dere" (Timmons) - 8:47
"Lester Left Town" (Shorter) - 6:26
"It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) - 6:38
"It's Only a Paper Moon" [Alternate Take] - 6:19 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Art Blakey — drums
Lee Morgan — trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons — piano
Jymie Merritt — bass

Like Someone in Love 1960

Tracks

"Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 8:04
"Johnny's Blue" (Morgan) - 9:12
"Noise in the Attic" (Shorter) - 7:54
"Sleeping Dancer Sleep On" (Shorter) - 8:06
"Giantis" (Shorter) - 5:35
"Sleeping Dancer Sleep On" [Alternate Take] - 8:05 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass

A Night in Tunisia 1960

Tracks

"A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:16
"Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:50
"So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:39
"Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:23
"Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:49

1989 remastered release:
"A Night in Tunisia" (D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli) – 11:11
"Sincerely Diana" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:47
"Sincerely Diana" (alternative take) (Wayne Shorter) – 6:56
"So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 6:36
"Yama" (Lee Morgan) – 6:20
"Kozo's Waltz" (Lee Morgan) – 6:45
"When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 6:46

2013 Japanese SHM-CD:
"A Night in Tunisia" – 11:16
"Sincerely Diana" – 6:50
"So Tired" – 6:39
"Yama" – 6:23
"Kozo's Waltz" – 6:49
"When Your Lover Has Gone" – 6:46
"Sincerely Diana" [Alt. Take] – 6:56


Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass

The Freedom Rider 1961

Tracks

"Tell It Like It Is" (Shorter) – 7:53
"The Freedom Rider" (Blakey) – 7:25
"El Toro" (Shorter) – 6:20
"Petty Larceny" (Morgan) – 6:14
"Blue Lace" (Morgan) – 5:59

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
"Uptight" (Morgan) – 6:12
"Pisces" (Morgan) – 6:52
"Blue Ching" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:43

Personnel

Art Blakey — drums
Lee Morgan — trumpet
Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons — piano
Jymie Merritt — double bass

Roots & Herbs 1961

Tracks

"Ping Pong" – 7:06
"Roots and Herbs" – 6:05
"The Back Sliders" – 7:51
"United" – 7:29
"Look at the Birdie" – 6:45
"Master Mind" – 6:55

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
"The Back Sliders" (Alternate Take) - 6:57
"Ping Pong" (Alternate Version) - 5:58
"United" (Alternate Version) - 6:48

Personnel

Art Blakey — drums
Lee Morgan — trumpet
Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons (#1, 3, 5-9), Walter Davis, Jr. (#2, 4) — piano
Jymie Merritt — double bass

The Witch Doctor 1961

Tracks

"The Witch Doctor" (Morgan) – 5:32
"Afrique" (Morgan) – 6:58
"Those Who Sit and Wait" (Shorter) – 5:54
"A Little Busy" (Timmons) – 6:18
"Joelle" (Shorter) – 5:13
"Lost and Found" (Jordan) – 5:06
"The Witch Doctor" [alternate take] (Morgan) – 5:33 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass

Impulse!!!!! Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! 1961

Tracks

"À la Mode" (Curtis Fuller) — 6:40
"Invitation" (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) — 7:25
"Circus" (Lou Alter, Bob Russell) — 5:12
"You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) — 6:55
"I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) — 6:30
"Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) — 5:00

Personnel

Art Blakey — drums
Lee Morgan — trumpet
Curtis Fuller — trombone
Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons — piano
Jymie Merritt — bass

Mosaic 1961

Tracks

"Mosaic" (Walton) - 8:13
"Down Under" (Hubbard) - 5:29
"Children of the Night" (Shorter) - 8:51
"Arabia" (Fuller) - 9:10
"Crisis" (Hubbard) - 8:33

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass

Buhaina's Delight 1962

Tracks

"Backstage Sally" (Shorter) - 5:58
"Contemplation" (Shorter) - 6:18
"Bu's Delight" (Fuller) - 9:20
"Reincarnation Blues" (Shorter) - 6:36
"Shaky Jake" (Walton) - 6:38
"Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 5:12

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass

Caravan 1962

Tracks

"Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 9:47
"Sweet 'n' Sour" (Shorter) - 5:31
"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Mann, Hilliard) - 4:06
"This Is for Albert" (Shorter) - 8:21
"Skylark" (Carmichael, Mercer) - 4:51
"Thermo" (Hubbard) - 6:48

The remastered CD re-issue features two alternate takes, each preceding its master take.
"Thermo (Take 2)" (Hubbard) - 7:26
"Sweet 'n' Sour (Take 4)" (Shorter) - 5:27

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano
Reggie Workman - bass

Golden Boy 1963

Tracks

"Theme from Golden Boy" - 5:35
"Yes I Can" - 5:25
"Lorna's Here" - 5:09
"This Is the Life" - 5:56
"There's a Party" - 5:00
"I Want to Be with You" - 4:03

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone, arranger
Julius Watkins - French horn
Bill Barber - tuba
James Spaulding - alto saxophone
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, arranger
Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano, arranger
Reggie Workman - bass

Free for All 1964

Tracks

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano
Reggie Workman – bass

Kyoto 1964

Tracks

"The High Priest" (Curtis Fuller) - 5:55
"Never Never Land" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 5:50
"Wellington's Blues" (Art Blakey) - 5:03
"Nihon Bash" (Sadao Watanabe) - 8:30
"Kyoto" (Freddie Hubbard) - 7:03

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Wellington Blakey - vocals (track 3)

Indestructible 1964

Tracks

"The Egyptian" (Fuller) – 10:25
"Sortie" (Fuller) – 8:13
"Calling Miss Khadija" (Morgan) – 7:21
"When Love is New" (Walton) – 6:02
"Mr. Jin" (Shorter) – 7:04
"It's a Long Way Down" (Shorter) – 5:26 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Art Blakey — drums
Lee Morgan — trumpet
Curtis Fuller — trombone
Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton — piano
Reggie Workman — bass

'S Make It 1965

Tracks

1. "Faith" Stan Freeman/Jack Lawrence 3:46
2. "'S Make It" Lee Morgan 5:40
3. "Waltz for Ruth" John Hicks 5:46
4. "One for Gamal" Morgan 3:41
5. "Little Hughie" Curtis Fuller 5:35
6. "Olympia" Hicks 5:49
7. "Lament for Stacy" Morgan 5:12

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
John Gilmore – tenor sax
John Hicks – piano
Victor Sproles – bass

Soul Finger 1965

Tracks

"Soul Finger" (Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan) - 3:17
"Buh's Bossa" (Morgan) - 5:33
"Spot Session" (Lucky Thompson) - 7:21
"Freedom Monday" (Art Blakey) - 6:15
"A Quiet Thing" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) - 6:56
"The Hub" (Hubbard) - 7:20

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan - trumpet (except on "Spot Session")
Gary Bartz - alto saxophone (except on "Spot Session")
Lucky Thompson - soprano sax (on "Spot Session")
John Hicks - piano
Victor Sproles - bass

Child's Dance 1972

Tracks

"C.C." – 12:18
"Child's Dance (Christian's Song)" (Ramon Morris) – 7:40
"Song for a Lonely Woman" – 9:40
"I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 7:30

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
Buddy Terry – soprano saxophone (track 3)
Ramon Morris – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 2), flute (track 3)
Manny Boyd - flute (track 2)
George Cables – piano, electric piano (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
John Hicks – electric piano (track 3)
Mickey Bass (track 3), Stanley Clarke (tracks 1, 2 & 4) – bass
Ray Mantilla (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Emanuel Rahim (track 3) – congas
Nathaniel Bettis, Richie "Pablo" Landrum, Sonny Morgan – percussion (track 3)

Buhaina 1973

Tracks

"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 5:31
"Chant for Bu" (Mickey Bass) – 8:36
"One for Trane" (Mickey Bass) – 6:08
"Mission Eternal" (Cedar Walton) – 12:10
"Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 4:52
"Gertrude's Bounce" (Richie Powell) – 4:43

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano, electric piano
Michael Howell – guitar (tracks 2–4)
Mickey Bass – bass
Tony Waters – congas
Jon Hendricks – vocals (tracks 1 & 5)

Anthenagin 1973

Tracks

"I'm Not So Sure" – 7:07
"Love: For the One You Can't Have" (Woody Shaw) – 6:23
"Fantasy in D" – 8:38
"Anthenagin" – 11:56
"Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 5:35
"Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 6:06

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Steve Turre – trombone (tracks 2 & 3)
Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano, electric piano
Michael Howell – guitar (track 6)
Mickey Bass – bass
Tony Waters – congas

In Walked Sonny 1975

Tracks

"Blues March" (Benny Golson)- 7:29
"It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:03
"Birdlike" (Freddie Hubbard) - 7:40
"I Can't Get Started" (George Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 4:43
"Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 8:16
"In Walked Sonny" (Sonny Stitt) - 11:06

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
"Birdlike" [Alternate Take] - 5:53
"Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" [Alternate Take] - 8:35



Personnel

Sonny Stitt - alto and tenor saxophone
Art Blakey - drums
Walter Davis, Jr. - piano
Bill Hardman - trumpet
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki - bass

Backgammon 1976

Tracks

"Uranus" (Walter Davis) – 6:55
"Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 6:30
"Backgammon" (Davis) – 5:25
"Blues March" (Golson) – 5:27
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:13
"Third World Express" (Kasa Allah) – 7:47
"Namfulay" (Ladji Camara) – 4:02
"I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) – 6:47


Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Ladji Camara – flute, vocals (track 7)
David Schnitter – tenor saxophone
Albert Dailey – piano
Chin Suzuki – bass

Gypsy Folk Tales 1977

Tracks

"Jodi" - 10:15
"Cami" - 6:55
"Miwako" (Art Blakey, Bob Mintzer) - 4:27
"Gypsy Folk Tales" - 7:36
"Time Will Tell" (Bobby Watson) - 6:58
"Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" - 7:54
"Hawkman" (Watson) - 10:30
"Malibu" (Blakey, Mintzer) - 4:42

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
Walter Davis, Jr. - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass

In My Prime Vol. 1 1977

Tracks

"Jody" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 10:21
"Not So Far At All" (Valery Ponomarev) - 3:27
"1978" (James Williams) - 7:27
"To See Her Face" (Robert Watson) - 6:24
"Kamal" (Dennis Irwin) - 14:40

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Robert Watson - alto saxophone
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass
Ray Mantilla - percussion

In My Prime Vol. 2 1977

Tracks

"Hawkman" - 9:25
"People Who Laugh" (Slide Hampton) - 6:15
"Time Will Tell" - 9:26
"Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 8:10

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Robert Watson - alto saxophone
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass
Ray Mantilla - percussion

Reflections in Blue 1978

Tracks

"Reflections in Blue" - 4:45
"E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 4:54
"Say, Dr. "J"" - 8:57
"Mishima" (David Schnitter) - 6:37
"My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:50
"My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 5:20
"Ellington Medley: Chelsea Bridge/In a Sentimental Mood" (Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington) - 9:50
"Stretching" - 5:10

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass

Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording 1979

Tracks

"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 18:03
"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 9:45
"Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 6:37

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass

Album of the Year 1981

Tracks

"Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) - 5:23
"Ms. B.C." (Pamela Watson) - 6:47
"In Case You Missed It" (Robert Watson) - 8:53
"Little Man" (Charles Fambrough) - 7:19
"Witch Hunt" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:26
"The Soulful Mr. Timmons" (James Williams) - 7:46

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Robert Watson - alto saxophone
Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass

Oh-By the Way 1982

Tracks

"Oh-By the Way" (Terence Blanchard) - 6:24
"Duck Soup" (Donald Harrison) - 5:55
"Tropical Breeze" (Johnny O'Neal) - 4:48
"One by One" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:18
"Sudan Blue" (Bill Pierce) - 7:03
"My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:09
"Alicia" (Charles Fambrough) - 5:54

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Donald Harrison - alto saxophone
Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
Johnny O'Neal - piano
Charles Fambrough - double bass

New York Scene 1984

Tracks

"Oh, By The Way" (Terence Blanchard) – 10:06
"Ballad Medley: My One and Only Love/It's Easy to Remember/Who Cares?" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin/Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:23
"Controversy" (Donald Harrison) – 5:24
"Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 11:12
"Falafel" (Mulgrew Miller) – 9:54

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone
Mulgrew Miller – piano
Lonnie Plaxico – bass

Blue Night 1985

Tracks

"Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard) - 9:52
"Blue Minor" (Jean Toussaint) - 11:27
"Blue Night" (Lonnie Plaxico) - 7:25
"Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:26
"Mr. Combinated" (Donald Harrison) - 6:39
"Two of a Kind" [alternate take] (Blanchard) - 9:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Blue Minor" [alternate take] (Toussaint) - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Mr. Combinated" [alternate take] (Harrison) - 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Donald Harrison - alto saxophone
Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone
Mulgrew Miller - piano
Lonnie Plaxico - bass

Feeling Good 1986

Tracks

"On the Ginza" (Wayne Shorter) - 8:54
"Feeling Good" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 8:16
"Minor's Holiday" (Kenny Dorham) - 6:45
"Second Thoughts" (Mulgrew Miller) - 7:43
"Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 13:43
"Crooked Smile" (Jean Toussaint) - 8:10
"One by One" (Shorter) - 10:10
"Obsession" (Wallace Roney) - 7:04

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Wallace Roney - trumpet
Tim Williams - trombone
Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone
Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone
Donald Brown - piano
Peter Washington - bass

Not Yet 1988

Tracks

"Kenji's Mood" (Benny Green) - 9:37
"For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Don Meyer) - 7:21
"Not Yet" (Javon Jackson) - 6:45
"I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 9:18
"Uranus" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 9:25
"Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:18
"Kelo" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:58

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Philip Harper - trumpet
Robin Eubanks - trombone
Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone
Benny Green - piano
Peter Washington - bass

I Get a Kick Out of Bu 1988

Tracks

"Yang" (Philip Harper) - 7:47
"Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 7:47
"Mayreh" (Horace Silver) - 5:53
"Remember When" (Robin Eubanks) - 6:49
"Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:46
"Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 8:23
"Drum Solo No. 7" (Art Blakey) - 9:12
"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:18

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Philip Harper - trumpet (tracks 1, 3-5 & 8)
Robin Eubanks - trombone (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8)
Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 8)
Benny Green - piano (tracks 1-6 & 8)
Leon Dorsey - bass (tracks 1-6 & 8)

Chippin' In 1990

Tracks

"Brain Stormin'" (Geoff Keezer) - 6:31
"Byrdflight" - 6:18
"Hammer Head" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:50
"Aquarius Rising" (Frank Lacy) - 5:26
"Kay Pea" (Javon Jackson) - 5:58
"Chippin' In" - 9:56
"Raincheck" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:34
"Chandek's Den" - 6:20
"Kenji's Walk" (Art Blakey) - 8:57
"Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 8:16

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Brian Lynch - trumpet (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Steve Davis (tracks 1, 7 & 8), Frank Lacy (tracks 2-6 & 10) - trombone
Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Geoff Keezer - piano (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Essiet Okon Essiet - bass (tracks 1-8 & 10)

One for All 1990

Tracks

"Here We Go" (Art Blakey) - 0:28
"One for All (And All for One)" (Steve Davis) - 6:40
"Theme for Penny" (Javon Jackson) - 6:30
"You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 7:13
"Accidentally Yours" (Geoffrey Keezer) - 5:10
"My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:43
"Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) - 1:45
"It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:53
"Green is Mean" (Brian Lynch) - 5:25
"I'll Wait and Pray" (George Treadwell, Gerald Valentine) - 7:32
"Logarythmns" (Blakey) - 2:26
"Bunyip" (Dale Barlow) - 6:38
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 4:21
"Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:27

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Brian Lynch - trumpet
Steve Davis - trombone
Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone
Geoff Keezer - piano
Essiet Okon Essiet - bass

2.Live albums

At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 1955

Tracks

Announcement by Art Blakey 1:32
"Soft Winds" 12:34
"The Theme" 6:11
"Minor's Holiday" 9:11
"Alone Together" 4:15
"Prince Albert" 8:51
"Lady Bird" (reissue bonus track) 7:30
"What's New?" (reissue bonus track) 4:31
"Deciphering the Message" (reissue bonus track) 10:13

Personnel

Art Blakey — drums
Kenny Dorham — trumpet
Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
Horace Silver — piano
Doug Watkins — bass

At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 1955

Tracks

1 "Announcement by Art Blakey" Art Blakey 0:38
2. "Sportin' Crowd" Hank Mobley 6:53
3. "Like Someone in Love" Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen 9:18
4. "Yesterdays" Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern 4:20
5. "Avila and Tequila" Cole Porter 12:47
6 "I Waited for You" Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie 9:47
7 "Just One of Those Things" Cole Porter 9:28
5. "Hank's Symphony" Hank Mobley 4:44
6. "Gone with the Wind" Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel 7:27

Personnel

Art Blakey — drums
Kenny Dorham — trumpet
Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
Horace Silver — piano
Doug Watkins — bass

A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers 1957

Tracks

"Casino" (Gigi Gryce) – 5:00
"The Biddie Griddies" (Ray Draper) – 5:56
"Potpourri" (Mal Waldron) – 4:21
"Ugh!" (Draper) – 5:33
"Mirage" (Waldron) – 4:39
"Reflections of Buhaina" (Draper) – 6:47 Originally issued on Mono LP
"Study in Rhythm" (Art Blakey) – 4:12 Originally issued on Stero LP
"Reflections on Buhaina (alternate take)" (Draper) – 4:42 Bonus track on CD re-issue

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Sam Dockery – piano
Spanky DeBrest – bass

1958 - Paris Olympia 

Tracks

"Just by Myself" – 4:35
"I Remember Clifford" – 5:36
"Are You Real" – 10:17
"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 13:38
"Justice" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:17
"Blues March" – 5:46
"Whisper Not" – 7:11

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass

Art Blakey et les Jazz-Messengers au club St. Germain 1958

Tracks

Vol. 1
"Politely" (Bill Hardman)
"Whisper Not" (Benny Golson)
"Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker)
"The First Theme" (Traditional)

Vol. 2
"Moanin' with Hazel" (Bobby Timmons)
"(Evidence) We Named it Justice" (Thelonious Monk)
"Blues March for Europe No. 1" (Benny Golson)
"Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Vol. 3
"Along Came Manon" (Golson)
"Out of the Past" (Golson)
"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
"Ending with the Theme" (Traditional)

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass
Kenny Clarke - drums on A Night in Tunisia only
Unknown - bongo on A Night in Tunisia only (thought to be Gana M'bow)

At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 1959

Tracks

Volume 1
"Hipsippy Blues" (Hank Mobley) - 9:26
"Justice" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:37
"The Theme" (Traditional) - 2:18
"Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 10:58
"Just Coolin'" (Mobley) - 8:11

Volume 2
"Chicken an' Dumplins" (Ray Bryant) - 7:26
"M & M" (Mobley) - 6:41
"Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) - 8:00
"The Theme" (Traditional) - 9:13
"Art's Revelation" (Gildo Mahones) - 8:13
Recorded at Birdland in New York City on April 15, 1959

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass
Pee Wee Marquette - announcer

Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 1959

Tracks

"Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 9:43
"Goldie" (Lee Morgan) - 9:03
"Ray's Idea" (Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:03
"Lester Left Town" (Wayne Shorter) - 10:06
Bonus tracks on The Complete Columbia and RCA Albums Collection:
"Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 9:00
"Are You Real" (Golson) - 10:31
"A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie & Paparelli) - 7:56

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Walter Davis Jr. – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass

Paris Jam Session 1959

Tracks

"Dance of the Infidels" (Bud Powell) — 12:26
"Bouncing with Bud" (Gil Fuller, Powell) — 11:38
"The Midget" (Lee Morgan) — 11:06
"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) — 7:02

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Barney Wilen – alto sax (tracks 1-2 only)
Wayne Shorter – tenor sax
Bud Powell – piano (tracks 1-2 only)
Walter Davis Jr. – piano (tracks 3-4 only)
Jymie Merritt – bass

Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 and 2 1960

Tracks

Volume 1
"What Know" (Morgan) - 10:26
"The Opener" (Mobley) - 8:29
"Round About Midnight" (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) - 9:44
"The Breeze and I" (Lecuona, Stillman) - 10:38
"The Theme" (Davis) - 1:37

Volume 2
"High Modes" (Mobley) - 13:09
"Night Watch" (Mobley) - 8:34
"The Things I Love" (Barlow, Lew Harris) - 8:26
"The Summit" (Shorter) - 9:26
"The Theme" (Davis) - 1:35

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass
Pee Wee Marquette - master of ceremonies/announcer

Three Blind Mice 1962

Tracks

Three Blind Mice

"Three Blind Mice" (Fuller) - 8:20
"Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:01
"That Old Feeling" (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) - 6:36
"Plexus" (Walton) - 5:51
"Up Jumped Spring" (Hubbard) - 9:48
"When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) - 4:11

Three Blind Mice, Vol. 1

"Three Blind Mice" (Fuller) - 8:20
"Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:01
"That Old Feeling" (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) - 6:36
"Plexus" (Walton) - 5:51
"Up Jumped Spring" (Hubbard) - 9:48
"Up Jumped Spring [alternate take]" (Hubbard) - 5:18
"When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) - 4:11
"Children of the Night" (Shorter) - 8:13

Three Blind Mice, Vol. 2

"It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Billy Rose) - 13:27
"Mosaic" (Walton) - 12:30
"Ping Pong" (Shorter) - 12:24
"The Promised Land" (Walton) - 13:13
"Arabia" (Fuller) - 11:25

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass

Ugetsu 1963

Tracks

"One By One" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:18
"Ugetsu" (Cedar Walton) – 11:03
"Time Off" (Curtis Fuller) – 4:56
"Ping-Pong" (Shorter) – 8:09
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:32
"On the Ginza" (Shorter) – 7:04
"Eva" (Shorter) – 5:58
"The High Priest" (Fuller) – 5:27
"The Theme" (Miles Davis) – 1:48

Tracks 7, 8, 9 are not part of original album.

2011 CD reissue
"One By One" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:22
"Ugetsu" (Cedar Walton) – 11:03
"Time Off" (Curtis Fuller) – 4:58
"Ping-Pong" (Shorter) – 8:10
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:31
"On the Ginza" (Shorter) – 7:07
"Eva" (Shorter) – 5:55
"The High Priest" (Fuller) – 5:32
"Conception" (George Shearing) – 5:15
"The Theme" (Miles Davis) – 1:43

Personnel

Art Blakey – drums
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Wayne Shorter – tenor sax
Cedar Walton – piano
Reggie Workman – double bass

Buttercorn Lady 1966

Tracks

"Buttercorn Lady" - 3:10
"Recuerdo" - 14:20
"The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 2:20
"Between Races" - 4:32
"My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:07
"Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 9:00

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Chuck Mangione - trumpet
Frank Mitchell - tenor saxophone
Keith Jarrett - piano
Reggie Johnson - bass

Jazz Messengers '70 1970

Tracks

"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 5:46
"Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 4:56
"Whisper Not" (Golson) - 6:34
"What the World Needs Now Is Peace and Love" (Carlos Garnett) - 6:48
"It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 10:14
"Politely" (Bill Hardman) - 5:22
"A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:28

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Bill Hardman - trumpet
Carlos Garnett - tenor saxophone
JoAnne Brackeen - piano
Jan Arnet - bass

In This Korner 1978

Tracks

Art Blakey Intro - 1:17
"Pamela" (Bobby Watson) - 9:31
"Unlimited" - 6:36
"In This Korner" - 7:47
"The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:28
"Dark Side, Light Side" (George Cables) - 10:11
"1977 A.D." - 10:19 Bonus track on CD
"Blue for Two" (Valery Ponomarev) - 7:33

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass

One by One 1979

Tracks

"Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/It Ain't Necessarily So/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love" (George Gershwin) - 8:55
"The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 10:30
"One by One" (Wayne Shorter) - 9:40
"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 10:50

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass

Live at Montreux and Northsea 1980

Tracks

"Minor Thesis" (James Williams) – 13:17
"Wheel Within a Wheel" – 7:02
"Bit a Bittadose" – 6:41
"Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 8:34
"Linwood" – 7:31

Personnel

Art Blakey, John Ramsay – drums
Valery Ponomarev, Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Bobby Watson – alto saxophone
Branford Marsalis – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Bill Pierce – tenor saxophone
James Williams – piano
Kevin Eubanks – guitar
Charles Fambrough – bass

Art Blakey in Sweden 1981

Tracks

"Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 12:20
"How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 10:07
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 8:56
"Gypsy Folk Tales" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 12:24

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass

Straight Ahead 1981

Tracks

"Falling In Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:52
"My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:30
"Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 9:53
"How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:32
"E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 6:09
"The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 2:56

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass

Keystone 3 1982

Tracks

"In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:25
"In A Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) - 7:15
"Fuller Love" (Bobby Watson) - 8:49
"Waterfalls" (Wynton Marsalis) - 11:28
"A La Mode" (Curtis Fuller) - 10:36

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Branford Marsalis - alto saxophone
Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
Donald Brown - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass

Live at Ronnie Scott's 1985 

Tracks

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone
Mulgrew Miller – piano
Lonnie Plaxico – double bass

Live at Ronnie Scott's 1985

Tracks

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone
Mulgrew Miller – piano
Lonnie Plaxico – double bass

Live at Sweet Basil 1985

Tracks

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
Jean Toussaint – tenor saxophone
Mulgrew Miller – piano
Lonnie Plaxico – double bass

Live at Kimball's 1985

Tracks

"Second Thoughts" (Mulgrew Miller)
"I Love You" (Cole Porter)
"Jody" (Walter Davis, Jr., Wynton Marsalis)
"Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison)
"You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen)
"Dr. Jackie" (Jackie McLean)

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Donald Harrison - alto saxophone
Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone
Mulgrew Miller - piano
Lonnie Plaxico - bass

The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen 1989

Tracks

"Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard)
"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons)
"Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson)
"Lester Left Town" (Wayne Shorter)
"Mr. Blakey" (Horace Silver)
Drum Duo (Drum duet with Art Blakey and Roy Haynes)
"Blues March" (Benny Golson)
Buhaina's Valediction
Interview

Personnel

Jazz Messengers
Art Blakey - drums
Brian Lynch - trumpet
Frank Lacy - trombone
Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone
Geoff Keezer - piano
Essiet Okon Essiet - bass

Special Guests
Freddie Hubbard, Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Jackie McLean, Donald Harrison - alto saxophone
Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Walter Davis, Jr. - piano
Buster Williams - bass
Roy Haynes - drums
Michelle Hendricks - vocals