Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Special Guests – Leverkusen Jazzfest Oct. 9, 1989

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Special Guests – Leverkusen Jazzfest Oct. 9, 1989

German 1989 TV special celebrating Bu's 70th birthday. Stellar lineup including Terence Blanchard, Freddie Hubbard, Brian Lynch (tp) Curtis Fuller, Frank Lacy (tb) Donald Harrison, Jackie McLean (as) Benny Golson, Javon Jackson, Wayne Shorter (ts) Walter Davis Jr., Geoff Keezer (p) Essiet Okon Essiet, Buster Williams (b) Art Blakey, Roy Haynes (d) Michelle Hendricks (v). Tracklisting: The Core (Hubbard) Moanin' 10:55 Along Came Betty 23:03 Lester Left Town 32:43 A La Mode 40:12 Intreview 50:45 Mr. Blakey 57:05 Buhaina's Valediction 01:04:40 Blues March 1:15:12 This is the whole concert I recorded on my VHS back in the day and then transferred to digital. A good part of it was uploaded here on youtube in 10min chunks due to time restrictions under my old alias itsartolie . One for the jazz history books, enjoy.

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18 Responses to “Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Special Guests – Leverkusen Jazzfest Oct. 9, 1989”

  1. Great (very young then) Geof Keezer at the piano in the starting tune. Great trumpet solo.

  2. That, or start learning about jazz by listening closely to everyone from the 30s up to hard bop (this, Blakey style, Horace Silver et al) up to nowadays.

  3. Geoff was 18 or 19 ys old.

  4. I totally agree with you Thomas…why should anyone pay for something that will ultimately cost them their lives?
    does not make any sense…still better times are coming tom…take care man
    hugs

  5. lov3jazz says:

    i laughed so hard when he said I have 2 PhD. I am professor Jazz. I am self taught. Truly jazz giant

  6. kapsi says:

    Will I live forever if I don’t smoke?

  7. Thomas Hood says:

    with proper exercise and good eating habits .. no
    but each cigarette takes 11 minutes off of your life ..

  8. martyg374 says:

    My favorite group. Not many better…

  9. A hangszeres zeneművészek és hangszergyártó cégek seregszemléje.
    Mindkét szempontból gyönyörű összejövetel és koncert lett belőle. Nagyon – nagyon tetszett.

  10. KKKK Só não sei, como o palco Não “caiu”!!! Muito Peso Em Um Lugar Só
    Que Plateia MAIS SORTUDA !!!!!

  11. jazz at its best ….. amazing ….thank you

  12. 123must says:

    Beautiful upload !
    A lot of thanks

  13. UMAMIMAMU says:

    It’s just a button dude. It doesn’t mean anything.

  14. ithat was around the fall of the iron curtain.

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