Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Roots And Herbs
How is it that one of Art Blakeyâs greatest albums with the Jazz Messengers is so little known?
The 1961 edition of the Messengers included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass. In February and May of 1961, this group (with pianist Walter Davis Jr sitting in on two tracks) entered Rudy Van Gelderâs studio in New Jersey and proceeded to lay down Roots & Herbs, a brilliant set of six Shorter compositions including the driving hard bop of the title track, the playful âPing Pong,â and the clever âUnited.â
The album was eventually released in 1970 and deserves a place among Blakeyâs finest recordings.
How is it that one of Art Blakeyâs greatest albums with the Jazz Messengers is so little known?
The 1961 edition of the Messengers included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass. In February and May of 1961, this group (with pianist Walter Davis Jr sitting in on two tracks) entered Rudy Van Gelderâs studio in New Jersey and proceeded to lay down Roots & Herbs, a brilliant set of six Shorter compositions including the driving hard bop of the title track, the playful âPing Pong,â and the clever âUnited.â
The album was eventually released in 1970 and deserves a place among Blakeyâs finest recordings.
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How is it that one of Art Blakeyâs greatest albums with the Jazz Messengers is so little known?
The 1961 edition of the Messengers included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass. In February and May of 1961, this group (with pianist Walter Davis Jr sitting in on two tracks) entered Rudy Van Gelderâs studio in New Jersey and proceeded to lay down Roots & Herbs, a brilliant set of six Shorter compositions including the driving hard bop of the title track, the playful âPing Pong,â and the clever âUnited.â
The album was eventually released in 1970 and deserves a place among Blakeyâs finest recordings.
