Art Blakey

Arthur "Art" Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and bandleader. He was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Jazz drummer Art Blakey grew up in a religious family, and he learned to play the piano in church. He gigged in Pittsburg clubs as a pianist, and later switched to the drums. Guided by swing drummer Chick Webb, Blakey developed great skill at the instrument, and he began to make a name for himself while performing with pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams.
In 1939, Blakey joined Fletcher Henderson’s band, and later played with bandleader Billy Eckstine. In that group, Blakey had the opportunity to play with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. He contributed to the development of the bebop style of drumming, pioneered by drummers Kenny Clarke and Max Roach. By the late 1940s, Blakey was one of the top drummers on the scene, playing with musicians such as Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. In 1948, Blakey visited West Africa, where he was exposed to Islam and to the polyrhythms in African music. This visit had a profound impact on his life and work. He began to consider himself a Muslim, and took the name Abdullah Ibn Buhaina. He also sought to infuse bebop with a soulful and powerfully rhythmic drive, sewing the seeds of the hard bop style. In 1954, Blakey formed a quintet with pianist Horace Silver, bassist Curly Russel, saxophonist Lou Donaldson, and trumpeter Clifford Brown. They recorded the seminal album Live at Birdland, Vol. 1. This album marked the beginnings of the Jazz Messengers, which Blakey later dubbed his small ensembles. The Jazz Messengers became a pinnacle group of the 1950s and early sixties, and launched the careers of many legendary jazz musicians.
Blakey populated the Jazz Messengers with the most talented young musicians. At one time or another, his group included Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, and Benny Golson, and decades later, contemporary stars such as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, and Kenny Garrett. Playing in Blakey’s group was practically a pre-requisite for becoming a serious jazz musician. Since Blakey didn’t compose very much, band members could hone their composing skills.
The Jazz Messengers continued in various forms throughout the decades, through peaks and valleys of critical and commercial success. Wynton Marsalis and the “Young Lions” of the 1980s and ‘90s, adopted Blakey’s emphasis on soulfulness and swing, which paved the way for the modern straight-ahead school of jazz.
Art Blakey died of lung cancer in 1990, just after his 71st birthday. To this day, his propulsive drumming style and the body of work he spurred by leading the Jazz Messengers are regarded as two essential elements of jazz history.
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as a lider :

1953
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers(Birdland)
1954
Blakey with the Jazz Messengers(EmArcy)
Jazz Messages(Jazztone)
Night at Birdland(Blue Note) Flac CD1\CD 2

1955
At the Cafe Bohemia(Blue Note)

1956
Art Blakey with the Original Jazz Messengers(Columbia) altrn
Drum Suite(Columbia)
Hard Bop(Columbia)
Sessions Live: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers(Calliope)
Originally
Hard Drive (Bethlehem)

1957
Art Blakey & His Rhythm(Columbia)
Once Upon a Groove(Blue Note)
Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers(Blue Note)
Orgy in Rhythm(Blue Note)
Mirage (Savoy)
Tough! (Cadet)
Reflections on Buhania (Elektra)
Jazz Messengers Play Lerner and Loewe (VIK)
Theory of Art (Bluebird/RCA) Flac
A Night in Tunisia (RCA/Bluebird)
Art Blakey/John Handy: Messages (Roulette)
Dawn on the Desert (Jubilee)
Midnight Session (Savoy) Flac
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Live (Calliope)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (Bethlehem)
Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem)
Cu-Bop (Jubilee)
Second Edition (Bluebird/RCA)

1958
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk(Atlantic)
Moanin'(Blue Note) Flac altrn
Drums Around the Corner(Blue Note)
Holiday for Skins(Blue Note) Flac
Des Femmes Disparaissent (Fontana)
Live in Holland (Bandstand)
Olympia Concert: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (Universal)
Paris 1958 (Bluebird/RCA)
Au Club Saint-Germain(RCA)
Paris Olympia (Fontana) Flac
1959
Africaine(Blue Note) FLAC
At the Jazz Corner of the World (Blue Note)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Polygram) FLAC
Paris Concert: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Portrait)
Live in Stockholm (Dragon)
Live in Copenhagen (Royal)
Paris Jam Session (EmArcy)
1960
Live in Stockholm (Dragon)
Lausanne 1960, Pt. 1 (TCB)
Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series, Vol. 6: Lausanne 1960, 2nd Set (TCB)
The Big Beat(Blue Note) altrn
Like Someone in Love(Blue Note)
A Night in Tunisia(Blue Note)
Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World(Blue Note)
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers( 1992)
1961
A Day with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers(Eastwind)
Live: Olympia 5-13-61(Trema)
Paris Jazz Concert (RTE)
A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March (Movieplay)
Pisces(Blue Note)
Roots & Herbs(Blue Note)
The Witch Doctor(Blue Note)
The Freedom Rider(Blue Note) altrn
Mosaic(Blue Note)
Buhaina's Delight(Blue Note) altrn FLAC
Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!!(Impulse!)
1962
Thermo (Milestone)
1962-Caravan(Riverside)
The African Beat(Blue Note)
Three Blind Mice(Blue Note) Vol.1 \ Vol.2
1963
Ugetsu(Riverside) altrn
Selections from the Film: Golden Boy (Colpix)
A Jazz Message(Impulse!)
Blues Bag (Affinity)
1964
Free For All(Blue Note) altrn
Indestructible(Blue Note)
Kyoto(Riverside)
S Make It (Limelight)
1965
1965-Soul Finger(Limelight)
1966
Buttercorn Lady(Limelight) altrn
Hold On, I'm Coming(Limelight)
Tough! (Cadet)
1968
Art Blakey Live! (Trip)
1970
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (Catalyst)
1971
For Minors Only (WestWind)
1972
Vol. 1 Child's Dance
1973
Anthenagin (Prestige)
Buhaina ( Prestige)
Vol. 2 Mission Eternal
1976
Backgammon (Blue March)(Roulette)
Percussion Discussion (MCA)
1977
Gypsy Folk Tales (Roulette)
In My Prime(Timeless)
1978
Reflections in Blue(Timeless)
Live Messengers (recorded 1954, 1961, 1962)(Blue Note)
In This Korner (Concord Jazz)
1979
Night in Tunisia (Polygram)
One by One (Palcoscenico Records)
1980
Jazzbuhne Berlin '80 (Repertoire)
Live (Kingdom Jazz)
Art Blakey in Sweden (Evidence)
Live at Montreux and Northsea(Timeless)
1981
Album of the Year(Timeless)
Straight Ahead ( Concord Jazz) Flac 1 \ 2 \ 3
Killer Joe: Art Blakey & George Kawaguchi (Storyville)
1982
Oh, by the Way(Timeless)
Keystone 3 (Concord Jazz)
Art Blakey & the All Star Messengers (RCA)
1983
Aurex Jazz Festival '83 (East Worl
1984
Super Live ( Baystate)
New York Scene (Concord Jazz)
1985
Live at Ronnie Scott's (DRG)
Live at Sweet Basil (GNP)
Farewell (Paddle Wheel)
Buhaina: The Continuing Message (Affinity)
Live at Kimball's (Concord Jazz)
Hard Champion (Evidence)
Dr. Jeckyl (Evidence)
New Year's Eve at Sweet Basil (Evidence)
Blue Night(Timeless)
1986
Feeling Good (Delos)
1988
Standards (Paddle Wheel)
Not Yet(Soul Note)
I Get a Kick out of Bu(Soul Note)
1989
The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (In + Out)
Feel the Wind(Timeless)
1990
Chippin' In(Timeless)
One for All (A&M)

as a sideman:

1944-1947
Billy Eckstine(1944-1947) compilations(Art Blakey (d) in tracks(4-17))
1947
Thelonious Monk-Genius Of Modern Music - Vol. 1
Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again
James Moody_Art Blakey - New Sounds
1950
Sonny Stitt-Kaleidoscope
1951
Milt Jackson (Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet)
Zoot Sims Zoot.O.Rama
J.J. JohnsonKai WindingBenny Green - Trombone by Three part 1 \ part 2
Sonny Rollins - With The Modern Jazz Quartet altrn
Miles Davis featuring Sonny Rollins-Dig
1952
Thelonious Monk-Genius Of Modern Music - Volume 2
1953
Buddy De Franco - Mr. Clarinet
Kenny Drew Trio- New Faces, New Sounds FLAC
Gerry Mulligan With Chet Baker And Buddy DeFranco
Clifford Brown - Memorial Album
Paul Bley - Introducing
1954
Annie ROSS - King Pleasure Sings,Annie Ross Sings
Horace Silver-Safari
Thelonious Monk Trio-Thelonious Monk Trio
Joe Gordon - Early Sessions
Elmo Hope - Trio and Quintet
Thelonious Monk-Monk
Sonny Rollins - Moving Out
Thelonious Monk -The Complete Black Lion And Vogue Recordings
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
1955
Earl Bud Powell - Vol. 2-Burning In U.S.A.
Clark Terry - Swahili altrn
Randy Weston - Solo, Duo & Trio
Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban
Julius Watkins - Julius Watkins Sextet Vols. 1 & 2
Hank Mobley Quartet
Herbie Nichols - The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1
Herbie Nichols - The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2
Duke Jordan - The Street Swingers
Gigi Gryce - Nica's Tempo
1956
Thelonious Monk - The Unique
Rita Reys - The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys
Stan Getz Special vol. 1
VA - 4 Lessons in Jazz
1957
Hank Mobley and His All Stars
Milt Jackson - Plenty, Plenty Soul altrn
Jimmy Smith-A Date With Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith - The Sound Of Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith -At The Organ
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore -Blowing in from Chicago
Hank Mobley Quintet
Johnny Griffin - A Blowin' Session
Thelonious Monk – Monks Music
Sonny Rollins Volume 2
John Coltrane-The Bethlehem Years
1958
Cannonball Adderley-Somethin' Else (Blue Note)
Tina Brooks-Minor Move
Jimmy Smith - Confirmation
Jimmy Smith - House Party
Jimmy Smith - The Sermon!
Jimmy Smith-Cool Blues
Gil Evans - New Bottle Old Wine Flac
Kenny Burrell - Swingin'
Kenny Burrell - Blue Lights Vol.1&2
Jimmy Smith - Six Views Of The Blues
Cannonball Adderley_Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better
1959
Blue Mitchell - Out Of The Blue
Various - New Blue Horns
Sonny Clark - My Conception
Kenny Burrell - On View At The Five Spot Cafet Cafe
Benny Golson-Groovin' With Golson
1960
Lee Morgan -Here's Lee Morgan part 1 \ part 2
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Dizzy Reece - Comin' On!
Lee Morgan-Lee-Way
Bobby Timmons - Soul Time
Wayne Shorter - Second Genesis
Art Blakey - Philly Joe Jones - Charlie Persip - Elvin Jones_Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland
Lee Morgan-Expoobident Flac part1 \ part2
Hank Mobley - Roll Call
Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter-The Complete Vee Jay Sessions
1961
Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
1963
Ike Quebec -Easy Living
Ike Quebec-The Art of Ike Quebec
1964
Lee Morgan - Tom Cat
1971
Giants Of Jazz In Berlin' 71
Thelonious Monk-Something In Blue
Thelonious Monk-The Man I Love
Dizzy Gillespie & Thelonious Monk-Unissued In Europe
1972
Jimmy Smith jazz Set - More Jam Session and the Jimmy Smith jazz Set
Giants of Jazz-Giants of Jazz
1980
Wynton Marsalis - Best Of The Early Years
1988
Freddie Hubbard -Feel the Wind
1990
Bluesiana Triangle-Bluesiana Triangle


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