1961
January 2, Tokyo
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: A DAY WITH ART BLAKEY 1961
(Te Baybridge 30CP-23-24)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
The Summit - The Breeze And I - Blues March - Moanin' - It's Only A Paper Moon - Nely Bly - Dat Dere - Round About Midnight - A Night In Tunisia
January 11, Tokyo
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: TOKYO 1961
(To Somethin' Else CJ32-5503)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax -
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
A Night In Tunisia - The Summit - Dat Dere - Yama Same
Personnel
with Nobuo Hara And The Sharps And Flats
Selections:
Moanin' - Blues March
Februrary 12, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: PISCES
(Blue Note (Japan) KGCP-3060)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
United - Ping Pong - Pisces - Blue Ching
May 27, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Same Personnel as 1961
Uptight
Apr 15, 1964 Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Curtis Fuller, trombone
CedarWalton, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
It's A Long Way Down
February 18, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: ROOTS AND HERBS
(Blue Note BLP-4347)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
- Ping Pong - Look At The Birdie - Master Mind (Walter Davis
Jr., piano replaces Timmons): Roots & Herbs - United
May 27
Same Personnel 1961
The Back Slider
March 14, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: THE WITCH DOCTOR
(Blue Note BLP-4258)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
The Witch Doctor - Arfrique - Those Who Sit And Wait - A Little Busy - Lost And Found - Joelle
May 27, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: THE FREEDOM RIDERS
(Blue Note BLP-4156)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
Tell It Like It Is - El Toro - Pretty Larceny - Blue Lace
June 13, NEW YORK CITY
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: A LA MODE
(Impulse AS7/WEA 32XD)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
A La Mode - Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You - You Don't Know What Love Is - Invitation
Same Personnel as June 14
I Hear A Rhapsody - Circus
August 21, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Freddie Hubbard: READY FOR FREDDIE
(Blue Note BLP-4085)
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bernard McKinney (euphonium) -
McCoy Tyner, piano
Art Davis,bass
Elvin Woodrums, drums
Selections:
Arietis - Weaver of Dreams - Marie Antoinette - Birdlike - Crisis
August, NEW YORK CITY, Village Gate
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: THREE BLIND MICE, VOL. 2
(United Artist UAL-14002/ To CP32-5191*)
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Cedar Walton, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
The Promised Land - Arabia
Same Personnel Mar 1962 The Renaissance Club Hollywood
It's Only A Paper Moon (*) - Mosaic (*) - Ping Pong (*)
October 2, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: MOSAIC
(Blue Note BLP-4090)
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax -
Cedar Walton, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
Mosaic - Down Under - Children Of The Night - Arabia - Crisis
November 28, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: BUHAINA'S DELIGHT
(Blue Note BLP-4104)
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Cedar Walton, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
Blackstage Sally - Bu's Delight - Reincarnation Blues - Shakey Jake
Same personnel Dec 18, 1961 Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Contemplation - Moon River
Dec 11, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Donald Byrd: FREE FORM
(Blue Note BLP-4118, CDP7-84118-2*)
Personnel:
Donald Byrd, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Herbie Hancock, piano
Butch Warren, bass
Billy Higgins, drums
Selections:
Pentecostal Feeling - Night Flower - Nai Nai - French Spice -
Free Form - Three Wishes (*)
March, The Renaissance Club, Hollywood
Released by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: THREE BLIND MICE VOL. 1
(United Artist UAL-14002)
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Cedar Walton, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Selections:
Three Blind Mice - Blue Moon - That Old Feeling - Plexis - Up Jumped Spring - Up Jumped Spring (alt-take*) - When Lights Are Low