1958 – Paris Olympia is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers recorded at L'Olympia in 1958 and originally released on the French Fontana label.[1][2]
| 1958 – Paris Olympia | ||||
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| Live album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | November 22 and December 17, 1958 | |||
| Venue | L'Olympia, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:20 | |||
| Label | Fontana (France) 680 202 ML | |||
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| The Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "Hard bop at its best, all of it propelled by the powerful drumming of Art Blakey".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Benny Golson except where indicated.
- "Just by Myself" – 4:35
- "I Remember Clifford" – 5:36
- "Are You Real" – 10:17
- "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 13:38
- "Justice" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:17
- "Blues March" – 5:46
- "Whisper Not" – 7:11
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Art Blakey discography accessed June 26, 2013
- ^ Art Blakey chronology accessed June 26, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 26, 2013
- ^ Lange, Art (July 1988). "Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.