Straight Ahead (Art Blakey album)
Straight Ahead is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1981 and released on the Concord Jazz label.[1][2]
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| Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | June 1981 Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Concord Jazz CJ 168 | |||
| Producer | Frank Dorritie | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, described it as "One of the best recordings by Art Blakey's 1981 Jazz Messengers... Highly recommended".[3]
Track listing
- "Falling In Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:52
- "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:30
- "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 9:53
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:32
- "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 6:09
- "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 2:56
Personnel
References
- Art Blakey discography accessed June 19, 2013
- Art Blakey chronology accessed June 18, 2013
- Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed June 19, 2013
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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