8719262044005

Album Of The Year (Red Coloured Vinyl)

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

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Format: LP

Cat No: MOVLPR3861

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Format Details: Red Coloured Vinyl

Release Date:  14 August 2026

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8719262044005

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Art Blakey, whose career spanned nearly 50 years of Black music history, exemplifies the timeless role of the drums in jazz. The Album of the Year LP, originally released in 1981, features the Jazz Messengers: trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, saxophonists Robert Watson and Bill Pierce, pianist James Williams, and bassist Charles Fambrough, alongside drummer and bandleader Art Blakey. The album was recorded in Paris, and tracks include "Cheryl" (written by Charlie Parker), "Witch Hunt", "Soulful Mister Timmons," and "Little Man," among others. The accompanying liner notes on the back sleeve were written by Ted Panken.Album of the Year is available as a limited edition on red coloured vinyl and affixed on the plastic sleeve is the 50th Anniversary Timeless sticker.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Cheryl
      • 2. Ms. B.C.
      • 3. In Case You Missed It

      Side 2

      • 1. Little Man
      • 2. Witch Hunt
      • 3. Soulful Mister Timmons