Bluesiana Triangle Explained

Bluesiana Triangle
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Bluesiana Triangle
Cover:	Bluesiana Triangle.jpg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	March 1990
Studio:	Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, NY
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Windham Hill Jazz
Producer:	Sam Sutherland
Chronology:	Art Blakey
Prev Title:	Chippin' In
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	One for All
Next Year:	1990

Bluesiana Triangle is an album by American jazz musician Art Blakey, as well as the name of the short-lived American jazz, blues and funk group that recorded it, consisting of Blakey (drums), Dr. John (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone, flute).

After Blakey's death, the group released a second album, featuring drummer Will Calhoun (who replaced Art Blakey), trombonist Ray Anderson, bassists Essiet Okon Essiet and Jay Leonhart (on different tracks), and percussionist Joe Bonadio.^[1]

Reception

Bob Porter of Allmusic states that "The music is an above-average mixture of jazz, blues, and funk".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Heads Up" (David "Fathead" Newman) - 5:43
2. "Life's a One Way Ticket" (Cousin Joe) - 5:31
3. "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me" (Thomas Brigham Bishop) - 10:06
4. "Need to Be Loved" (Art Blakey, David "Fathead" Newman, Mac Rebennack) - 3:42
5. "Next Time You See Me" (Bill Harvey, Earl Forest) - 4:49
6. "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) - 6:16
7. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 6:33

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums, piano (track 7), vocals
• Dr. John - guitar, organ, piano, vocals
• David "Fathead" Newman - flute, saxophone, backing vocals
• Essiet Okon Essiet - bass, backing vocals
• Joe Bonadio - drums (track 7), percussion

Notes and References

1. Allmusic review
2. Porter, B. Allmusic Review, accessed August 2, 2018