Art Blakey et les Jazz-Messengers au club St. Germain explained

Art Blakey et les Jazz-Messengers au club St. Germain, Vols. 1-3
Type:	live
Artist:	Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Cover:	Art_Blakey_Jazz_Messengers_St._Germain_Vol._1.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	December 21, 1958
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	RCA France^[1]
Producer:	Daniel Filipacchi
Prev Title:	Des Femmes Disparaissent
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	At the Jazz Corner of the World
Next Year:	1959

Art Blakey et les Jazz-Messengers au club St. Germain are a set of live albums recorded on December 21, 1958, at the Club St. Germain in Paris, France by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, released in three volumes by French RCA.^[2] All three albums have been collected on CD in the 2015 Sony box set, The Complete Columbia and RCA Albums Collection.

Track listing

Vol. 1

1. "Politely" (Bill Hardman)
2. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson)
3. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker)
4. "The First Theme" (Traditional)

Vol. 2

1. "Moanin' with Hazel" (Bobby Timmons)
2. "(Evidence) We Named it Justice" (Thelonious Monk)
3. "Blues March for Europe No. 1" (Benny Golson)
4. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Vol. 3

1. "Along Came Manon" (Golson)
2. "Out of the Past" (Golson)
3. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
4. "Ending with the Theme" (Traditional)

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
• Bobby Timmons - piano
• Jymie Merritt - bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums on A Night in Tunisia only
• Unknown - bongo on A Night in Tunisia only (thought to be Gana M'bow)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Dicaire, David. Jazz Musicians, 1945 to the Present. January 27, 2015. McFarland. 9780786485574. Google Books.
2. Web site: Art Blakey Discography. JazzDisco.org. 17 September 2014.
3. Book: Howland, John. Duke Ellington Studies. May 11, 2017. Cambridge University Press. 9780521764049. Google Books.