Live at Kimball's

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Live at Kimball's
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Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released 1985
Recorded April 13, 1985
Genre Jazz
Label Concord Jazz
Producer Frank Dorritie
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New York Scene
(1984) New York Scene1984
Live at Kimball's
(1985)
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(1986) Feeling Good1986

Live at Kimball's is a live album recorded on April 13, 1985 at Kimball's in San Francisco by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. [1]

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Scott Yanow of Allmusic said this group was "particularly talented, all of its sessions are well worth acquiring by lovers of modern hard bop." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Second Thoughts" (Mulgrew Miller)
  2. "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
  3. "Jody" (Walter Davis, Jr., Wynton Marsalis)
  4. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison)
  5. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)
  6. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen)
  7. "Dr. Jackie" (Jackie McLean)

Personnel

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References

  1. "Art Blakey Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Live at Kimball's". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.