Art Blakey - Jazzbuhne Berlin '80 '1990

Artist	Art Blakey Related artists
Album name	Jazzbuhne Berlin '80
Country
Date	1990
Genre	Jazz
Play time	01:02:07
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	314 mb
Price	Download $2.95

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Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Announcement
02. Lift Every Voice and Sing
03. Gipsy Folk Tales
04. Gershwin-Medley
05. Blues March
06. I'll Remember Clifford
07. Theme Song

This hourlong live performance by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers probably comes
from a tape made for radio broadcast for East Berlin radio in 1980. With a
potent lineup that included pianist James Williams, alto saxophonist Bobby
Watson, tenor saxophonist Bill Pierce, trumpeter Valery Ponomarev, and bassist
Charles Fambrough (all of whom became leaders in their own right following their
stints with Blakey), every track is played with the enthusiasm and sincerity
that the drummer demanded. It's too bad that the issuing label didn't apply the
same standards to the packaging of this CD. The nearly 12-minute track listed as
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is actually a medley of that famous hymn and "Gypsy
Folk Tales." The third selection is not "Gypsy Folk Tales" but likely a
composition by Bobby Watson or another Blakey alum. Finally, the well-known "The
Theme" (also known as "52nd Street Theme") is listed incorrectly as "Theme Song"
by Benny Golson, while the bassist Charles Fambrough's name is badly misspelled.
Such carelessness should not deter anyone from searching from this otherwise
excellent live CD.

Drums, Leader â€“ Art Blakey
Alto Saxophone â€“ Bobby Watson
Bass â€“ Charles Feinbrough
Piano â€“ James Williams
Trumpet â€“ Valery Ponomarov