Art Blakey & The Jazz Messenger - Tough!

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:12
Size: 76,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:56)  1. Scotch Blues
(7:25)  2. Flight to Jordan
(5:11)  3. Transfiguration
(6:39)  4. Exhibit A
(5:59)  5. Gershwin Medley

Recorded in 1957 but not released until 1966, drummer Art Blakey's Tough! is a swinging hard bop date. Joining Blakey here is saxophone giant Jackie McLean, along with a stellar group of less-appreciated artists including trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist Sam Dockery, and bassist Spanky DeBrest. While not as essential as some of Blakey's other Jazz Messengers releases, Tough! certainly holds its own. ~ Matt Collar https://www.allmusic.com/album/tough%21-mw0000874203

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

Tough!

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