| Art Blakey in Sweden | ||||
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| Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March 9, 1981 Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | Amigo AMLP 839 | |||
| Producer | Kavi Alexander | |||
| Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Art Blakey in Sweden is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in Stockholm in 1981 and released on the Amigo label. [1] [2]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated: "While there are times when the three-horn frontline does not sound completely together during ensemble sections, they mesh by the song's end." [3]
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