ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS – Au Club St. Germain – 3LP – Red / White / Blue Vinyl [FEB 14]

3LP – Red (LP1), White (LP2), and Blue (LP3) Vinyl.

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers‘ tremendous concert at Club SaintGermain in Paris on December 21, 1958.

This record presents the complete set and is produced as a three LP gatefold album with each vinyl one of three different colours: blue, white and red, representing the French flag. Au Club Saint Germain it’s a memorable record and winner of numerous awards including the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque in 1959 from the Academie Charles Cros. Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers are here with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Benny Golson on saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano and Jymie Merrit on double bass. Drummer Kenny Clarke was living in Paris at the time and joined the group for the songs “A Night in Tunisia” and “Ending with the Theme” resulting in a session that will go down in jazz history!

Tracklist:

1. Politely
2. Whisper Not
3. Now’s the Time
4. The First Theme
5. Moanin’ with Hazel
6. We Named It Justice
7. Blue March for Europe, N* 1
8. Like Someone In Love
9. Along Came Manon
10. Out of the Past
11. A Night in Tunisia
12. Ending with the Theme