Jymie Merrit Archives

Jazz at 100 Hour 40: Sons of the Jazz Messengers (1956 – 1964)

Dec 1st, 2017 | By Russell Perry

Tags: Albert "Tootie" Heath, Art Blakey, Barry Harris, Billy Higgins, Bobby Timmons, Grant Green, Hank Mobley, Joe Henderson, Jymie Merrit, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, The Jazz Messengers, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Kelly

Wayne Shorter – Art Blakey – Lee Morgan In 1956, with Horace Silver’s departure, Art Blakey inherited the Jazz Messengers. Over the next five years, the Jazz Messengers took part in recording sessions that have resulted in almost 40 live and studio recordings. Also in this period, Blakey collaborated with players who became the stars […]

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