Personnel: Art Blakey (drums); Bobby Watson (alto saxophone); Billy Pierce (saxophone); Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Jimmy Williams, Ellis Marsalis (piano); Charles Fambrough (bass). Recorded live at Bubba's Restaurant, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on October 11, 1980. Includes liner notes by Bill Ruhlmann. Personnel: Art Blakey (drums); Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Ellis Marsalis (piano). Recording information: Bubba's Restaurant, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (10/11/1980). One of the great things about a career the length of Art Blakey's is that he recorded many of the same tunes several times with different bands. Thus, the differences in interpretation vary substantially depending on the members of the Jazz Messengers. This 1980 live set features one of Blakey's later bands with trumpet star Wynton Marsalis and altoist Bobby Watson being the two most notable members who would go on to greater fame as leaders themselves. Included in the set is the usual Messengers repertoire like "Moanin'," "Free For All," and the standa...
| Key Information | |
| Artist | Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Record Label | Music Club Records |
| Contributing Artist | Charles Fambrough |
| Genre | Jazz General |
| Release Date | February 16, 1999 |
| Album Duration | 74m:23s |
| Number of Discs | 1 |
| Song List: Disc 1 | |
| Song List: Disc 1 | |
