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