Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Kyoto
Art Blakey, drums [click here to see more vinyl featuring Art Blakey]
The Jazz Messengers: [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Jazz Messengers]
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Freddie Hubbard]
Bass – Reggie Workman
Piano – Cedar Walton
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trombone – Curtis Fuller
Vocals – Wellington Blakey (A3)
Written by Freddie Hubbard (B2) , Curtis Fuller (A1), Sadao Watanabe, (B1) Art Blakey (A3), Comden (A2), Green (A2), Styne (A2)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Rainbo Records
Label : Original Jazz Classics
Original Label : Riverside Records
Recorded in February 20, 1964
Design by Sam Alexander
Liner Notes by Ira Gitler
Photography by Lee Tanner
Originally released in 1966
Reissued in 2008
Tracks:
Side A
- The High Priest
- Never Never Land
- Wellington's Blues
Side B
- Nihon Bash
- Kyoto
Reviews:
« Reissued on Fantasy's OJC series, this album finds Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers paying tribute to Japan (where they had toured to great acclaim) on two selections, featuring Art Blakey's cousin as a vocalist on "Wellington's Blues" (a real rarity in The Jazz Messengers' discography) and debuting Curtis Fuller's "The High Priest." With trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenorman Wayne Shorter and trombonist Fuller in fine form, this is one of literally dozens of recommended Jazz Messengers recordings. » AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4 / 5