Blue Night (Art Blakey album) explained

Blue Night
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
Cover:	Blue Night (Art Blakey album).jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	March 17, 1985 Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:05
Label:	Timeless SJP 217
Producer:	Wim Wigt
Chronology:	Art Blakey
Prev Title:	Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Live at Ronnie Scotts
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Farewell
Next Year:	1985

Blue Night is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1985 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "This excellent Timeless CD has a version of "Body and Soul" along with seven stimulating (if not overly memorable) recent originals by bandmembers. Fine modern hard bop".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard) - 9:52
2. "Blue Minor" (Jean Toussaint) - 11:27
3. "Blue Night" (Lonnie Plaxico) - 7:25
4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:26
5. "Mr. Combinated" (Donald Harrison) - 6:39
6. "Two of a Kind" [alternate take] (Blanchard) - 9:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "Blue Minor" [alternate take] (Toussaint) - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Mr. Combinated" [alternate take] (Harrison) - 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Terence Blanchard - trumpet
• Donald Harrison - alto saxophone
• Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone
• Mulgrew Miller - piano
• Lonnie Plaxico - bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-blakey/catalog/album-index/#timeless-sjp-217 Art Blakey discography
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Blakey/chron.htm Art Blakey chronology
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 20, 2013