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Album by Art Blakey
Drum Suite is an album by drummer
Art Blakey and the
Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and originally released on
Columbia in April 1957.
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[3] It was the first of several albums recorded by Blakey in the 1950s and 1960s that explored percussion-oriented jazz. It was followed by
Orgy in Rhythm ,
Holiday for Skins , and
The African Beat .
The 2005 CD reissue added three tracks from a June 1956 session, two of them previously released on
Originally in 1982.
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
[5]
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience".
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Track listing
Original release
2005 Columbia/Legacy CD reissue
Title Writer(s) 1. "The Sacrifice"
Art Blakey 5:16 2. "Cubano Chant"
Ray Bryant 4:01 3. "Oscalypso"
Oscar Pettiford 8:48 4. "Nica's Tempo"
Gigi Gryce 8:24 5. "D's Dilemma"
Mal Waldron 8:32 6. "Just for Marty"
Bill Hardman 5:56 7. "Lil' T (a.k.a. The Third)" 8:12 8. "The New Message (a.k.a. Little T)" (Take 1) 8:39 9. "The New Message (a.k.a. Little T)" (Take 3) 5:32
Personnel
June 25, 1956 (Tracks 7–9)
The Jazz Messengers—December 13, 1956 (Side two)
The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble—February 22, 1957 (Side one)
References
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Billboard , April 29, 1957.
^
"Art Blakey Catalog - album index" , JazzDisco.org; accessed June 5, 2013.
^ Schwartz, Steve, and Michael Fitzgerald,
"Chronology of Art Blakey (and the Jazz Messengers)" , May 1996-July 6, 2008; accessed June 5, 2013.
^
"Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers* – Drum Suite" at Discogs.
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b Leggett, Steve,
Allmusic Review ; accessed June 5, 2013.
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Film and TV appearances