1958 – Paris Olympia Explained

1958 – Paris Olympia
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
Cover:	1958 - Paris Olympia.jpg
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
Chronology:	Art Blakey
Prev Title:	Holiday for Skins
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Des Femmes Disparaissent
Next Year:	1958

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]}

Reception

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

All compositions by Benny Golson except where indicated.

1. "Just by Myself" – 4:35
2. "I Remember Clifford" – 5:36
3. "Are You Real" – 10:17
4. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 13:38
5. "Justice" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:17
6. "Blues March" – 5:46
7. "Whisper Not" – 7:11

Personnel

• Art Blakey – drums
• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Jymie Merritt – bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-blakey/catalog/album-index/#fontana-680-202-ml Art Blakey discography
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Blakey/chron.htm Art Blakey chronology
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 26, 2013