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Art Blakey
One of the most influential drummers of them all, Art Blakey's distinctive,
aggressive style had a profound effect on 20th century jazz and he is credited
with inventing the bebop rhythm along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach. From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Blakey was still in his teens when he started playing
piano and leading his own band. He later decided to take up drums, touring with
the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in the early 1940s before joining Billy
Eckstine's big band and - closely associated with Miles Davis, Horace Silver and
Charlie Parker - he was identified as one...
If I Had YouArt Blakey and Art Blakey Quintet
Night Time Blues
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It's You or No OneArt Blakey and Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
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Lover ManGiants of Jazz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk and Kai Winding
Bop Fathers "In Paris"
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Like Someone in LoveArt Blakey, Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson and Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
Like Someone in Love
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'Round MidnightThelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey and Kai Winding
The Giants Of Jazz
Time On My HandsArt Blakey, Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins and Percy Heath
Solid
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