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Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine. He then worked with bebop musicians Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie. In the mid-1950s, Horace Silver and Blakey formed the Jazz Messengers, a group that the drummer was associated with for the next 35 years. The group was formed as a collective of contemporaries, but over the years the band became known as an incubator for young talent, including Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller, Chuck Mangione, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Cedar Walton, Woody Shaw, Terence Blanchard, and Wynton Marsalis. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz calls the Jazz Messengers "the archetypal hard bop group of the late 50s."Blakey was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame (in 1981). Posthumously, he was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Grammy Hall of Fame (in 1998 and 2001). He was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
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The Essential Art Blakey: The Columbia & RCA Years [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Almost Like Being In Love | 4:56 |
A Night In Tunisia | 7:56 |
Chicago Jazz Festival 1987 [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Night in Tunisia |
Art Blakey: The Complete Columbia & RCA Victor Albums Collectiion [2015]
Rutgers University NJ April 15th 1969 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 21:12 |
In Tokyo 1961: The Complete Concerts [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Its’ Only a Paper Moon | 11:09 |
‘Round Midnight | 11:49 |
A Night in Tunisia | 15:43 |
A Night in Tunisia [#2] | 8:23 |
50 of the Best [2013]
Song | Duration |
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It's You or No One | 5:37 |
Art Blakey, Vol. 8 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Almost Like Being in Love | 4:55 |
Hard Bop [2013]
Song | Duration |
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My Heart Stood Still | 7:16 |
Jazz Journeys Presents the Birth of Bebop: Art Blakey [2013]
Song | Duration |
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It's You or No One | 5:37 |
Mosaic [Chameleon Archive] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 13:27 |
Blue Moon | 6:01 |
That Old Feeling | 6:36 |
Munich '59 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Round Midnight | |
Like Someone In Love |
A Night in Tunisia [Hallmark] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia |
Au Club at St Germain, Vol. 1 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 10:54 |
Moon River & Me/Breakfast at Tiffany's [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Moon River |
Jazz Masters: Art Blakey, Vol. 1 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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It's You or No One | 5:37 |
Jazz Messengers!!!!!/A Jazz Message [2011]
Song | Duration |
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The Song Is You | 5:06 |
Pure... Jazz [2011]
Song | Duration |
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It's You or No One | 5:35 |
The Sesjun Radio Shows [2011]
Song | Duration |
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My One and Only Love | 8:34 |
Stairway to the Stars | 6:17 |
Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 11:20 |
Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival [2008]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 5:15 |
Live in Japan 1961 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | |
Night In Tunisia |
Basquiat Salutes Jazz [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Caravan | 9:46 |
Blue Note Ever, Vol. 2 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love |
Jazz 101 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Almost Like Being in Love | 0:36 |
Olympia, March 11th 1961 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 10:59 |
A Night in Tunisia | 11:40 |
Blakey's Beat [2004]
Song | Duration |
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The Song Is You | 7:37 |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | 9:45 |
Blakey 60: Best of Art Blakey [International Only] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 13:24 |
A Night in Tunisia | 11:14 |
Essential [2003]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon [Live] | 13:24 |
A Night in Tunisia | 11:11 |
Jazz Kisses [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 7:24 |
Modern Jazz at the Village Vanguard [2003]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started |
Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World [Complete] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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'Round About Midnight | 9:44 |
Works of Art [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Song Is You | 7:46 |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | 9:50 |
Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 10:19 |
Art Blakey [Timeless] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Stairway to the Stars [Live] | 8:34 |
Love Walked In | 8:16 |
Complete Jazz Messengers at Cafe Bohemia [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love |
Live: Olympia 5-13-61, Pt. 2 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 14:36 |
A Night in Tunisia | 16:34 |
Coast to Coast [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 10:16 |
Live in Europe: 1959 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 13:00 |
A Night at Birdland [Jazz Hour] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 12:51 |
Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1: 1955 [Giants of Jazz] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 9:01 |
Jazz by Candlelight [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 7:24 |
Duke Ellington Songbook [1997]
Song | Duration |
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In a Sentimental Mood | 7:01 |
Duke Ellington Songbook [1997] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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In a Sentimental Mood | 7:01 |
Idiot's Guide to Jazz [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Almost Like Being in Love | 0:36 |
1957: Second Edition [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Almost Like Being in Love | 4:56 |
There But for You Go I | 4:38 |
International Jazz All Stars, Vol. 2 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 6:57 |
Jazz Standards, Vol. 2 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 6:59 |
Mission Eternal, Vol. 2 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Without a Song | 5:35 |
Second Edition 1957 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Almost Like Being in Love | 4:56 |
There But for You Go I | 4:38 |
This Is Jazz [Jazz World] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 6:59 |
In Concert: Olympia May 13, 1961 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 10:59 |
It's Only a Paper Moon | 14:36 |
A Night in Tunisia | 16:32 |
The Best of Art Blakey & the Jazz Messingers [1994]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 11:11 |
Compact Jazz: Art Blakey [1993]
Song | Duration |
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A Night In Tunisia | 7:05 |
Jazz Messengers, Pt. 1 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone In Love |
The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers [1992]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon [Alternate Take] | 6:24 |
It's Only a Paper Moon | 6:30 |
Like Someone in Love | 8:00 |
A Night in Tunisia | 11:11 |
The History of Jazz Messengers [1992]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia |
The Best of Art Blakey [Blue Note/Capitol] [1991]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 11:16 |
Chippin' In [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Love Walked In | 8:16 |
One for All [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Polkadots and Moonbeams |
I Get a Kick Out of Bu [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Good Morning Heartache | 7:47 |
Love Walked In | 4:46 |
Lover Man | 8:23 |
I Get a Kick Out of You | 6:18 |
Live at Ronnie Scott's: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers [DRG] [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Here's That Rainy Day | 14:26 |
If You Could See Me Now | 19:52 |
Keystone 3 [1982]
Song | Duration |
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In a Sentimental Mood | 7:17 |
Art Blakey in Sweden [1981]
Song | Duration |
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How Deep Is the Ocean? | 10:07 |
Skylark | 8:56 |
Live at Montreux and Northsea [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Stairway to the Stars | 8:34 |
Anthenagin [1973]
Song | Duration |
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Without a Song |
Child's Dance: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Vol. 1 [1973]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 7:31 |
Buttercorn Lady [1966]
Song | Duration |
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Secret Love | 9:11 |
Ugetsu [1963]
Song | Duration |
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I Didn't Know What Time It Was | 6:32 |
Caravan [Keepnews Collection] [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Caravan | 9:47 |
Skylark | 4:51 |
Caravan [LP] [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Caravan | |
Skylark |
Three Blind Mice [Japan Import] [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Blue Moon | 6:01 |
That Old Feeling | 6:36 |
When Lights Are Low | 4:10 |
Three Blind Mice, Vol. 2 [1962]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 13:27 |
A Day with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Vol. 1 [1961]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 11:55 |
A Night in Tunisia [1961] [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Night In Tunisia |
A Night in Tunisia [1961] [1961]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 11:14 |
Live: Olympia 5-13-61, Pt. 3 [1961]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 12:14 |
A Night in Tunisia | 11:40 |
Night in Tunisia [Japan 2004] [1961]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia |
Big Beat [Japan Bonus Track] [1960]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 6:37 |
It's Only a Paper Moon [Alternate Take][*] | 6:18 |
Like Someone in Love [1960]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 8:00 |
Like Someone in Love [RVG Edition/Bonus Track] [1960]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 8:04 |
Live in Stockholm (1959) [1960]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 13:44 |
A Night in Tunisia | 9:40 |
The Big Beat [1960]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 6:41 |
The Big Beat [1960]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon [Alternate Take][*] | 6:15 |
It's Only a Paper Moon [Alternate Take][#][Take] | 6:22 |
The Big Beat (Blue Note) [1960]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 6:39 |
It's Only a Paper Moon [Alternate Take] | 6:20 |
The Big Beat [RVG Edition] [1960]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 6:37 |
It's Only a Paper Moon [Alternate Take][#][*] | 6:18 |
Zulu [1960]
Song | Duration |
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If You Could See Me Now |
Complete Concert at Club Saint Germain [1959]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 10:52 |
A Night in Tunisia | 17:35 |
A Night in Tunisia [1957] [1957]
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 12:55 |
A Night in Tunisia [Alternate Take][#] | 12:30 |
Hard Bop [Bonus Tracks] [1957]
Song | Duration |
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My Heart Stood Still | 7:18 |
The Jazz Messengers [Columbia] [1956]
Song | Duration |
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It's You or No One | 5:36 |
Ill Wind [*] | 2:52 |
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 [1955]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 9:18 |
Just One of Those Things | 9:29 |
Yesterdays | 4:20 |
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 [2001] [1955]
Song | Duration |
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Like Someone in Love | 9:15 |
3 Blind Mice, Vol. 2
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 13:24 |
5 Original Albums
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 11:15 |
Jazz Inspiration
Song | Duration |
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A Night in Tunisia | 11:14 |
Live in Moers Germany 1976
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Skylark | 4:51 |
Caravan | 9:46 |
The Song Is You | 7:46 |
It's You or No One | 5:36 |
I Can't Get Started | 7:30 |
'Round Midnight |
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