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

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:
A1. Now's the Time
A2. Moanin'
B1. Blues March
B2. The Theme
C1. Dat Dere
C2. 'Round About Midnight
D1. Now's the Time (Version 2)
D2. A Night In Tunisia
D3. The Theme (Version 2)

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2021