One for All (Art Blakey album) explained

One for All
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Cover:	One for All (Art Blakey album).jpg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	April 10 & 11, 1990 BMG Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	67:11
Label:	A&M A&M 75021 5329-2
Producer:	John Snyder
Chronology:	Art Blakey
Prev Title:	Bluesiana Triangle
Prev Year:	1990

One for All is the final studio album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1990 and released on the A&M label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called trumpeter Brian Lynch "a splendid writer and soloist."^[3]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "The final recording by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers found the 70-year old drummer (just months before his death) doing what he loved best, leading a group of young players through hard-swinging and generally new music in the hard-bop style... A satisfying final effort from an irreplaceable drummer and bandleader".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Here We Go" (Art Blakey) - 0:28
2. "One for All (And All for One)" (Steve Davis) - 6:40
3. "Theme for Penny" (Javon Jackson) - 6:30
4. "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 7:13
5. "Accidentally Yours" (Geoffrey Keezer) - 5:10
6. "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:43
7. "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) - 1:45
8. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:53
9. "Green is Mean" (Brian Lynch) - 5:25
10. "I'll Wait and Pray" (George Treadwell, Gerald Valentine) - 7:32
11. "Logarythmns" (Blakey) - 2:26
12. "Bunyip" (Dale Barlow) - 6:38
13. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 4:21
14. "Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:27

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
  • Brian Lynch - trumpet Steve Davis - trombone
    • Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone Geoff Keezer - piano Essiet Okon Essiet - bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-blakey/catalog/#a-and-m-75021-5329-2 Art Blakey discography
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Blakey/chron.htm Art Blakey chronology
3. News: Feather . Leonard . Jazz . Los Angeles Times . 30 Dec 1990 . Calendar . 60.
4. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed June 25, 2013