Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings 2CD

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings

First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings is a thrilling previously unreleased live recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961 during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. The Jazz Messengers were among the first modern jazz groups to tour the country, and adoring Japanese audiences were enthralled by one of the band’s all-time great line-ups featuring the legendary drummer with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass.

Tracklist:
Disc One:
1. Now's the Time
2. Moanin'
3. Blues March
4. The Theme
Disc Two:
1. Dat Dere
2. 'Round About Midnight
3. Now's the Time (Version 2)
4. A Night In Tunisia
5. The Theme (Version 2)

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2021