| Killer Joe | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | December 4, 1981 Columbia Studio B, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Union Jazz ULP-5001 | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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Killer Joe is an album by drummer Art Blakey with Japanese drummer George Kawaguchi recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Japanese Union Jazz label but later released on Storyville in the US. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states that "This unusual LP finds Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers adding a second drummer, the fine Japanese player George Kawaguchi, to a set featuring three standards and two Kawaguchi pieces... Fine music, although a bit of an oddity". [3]
All compositions by George Kawaguchi except as indicated
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