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“While Mosaic never does wrong, this set is absolutely perfect. Three CDs of Andrew Hill, almost all of it previously unheard by the public. While these sessions probably sat in the vaults to lack of commercial viability at the time, they are every bit as good as Hill's contemporary Blue Note releases that have been released. Some of the lineups are chock full of heavy hitter sidemen- Sam Rivers, Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw, etc. Overall the set is a good indicator of the diversity of Hill's compositonal ideas in the late 60s. He is heard in large group settings, trio settings, and most amazingly working with a string quartet. I find the string quartet sessions to be the most remarkable on the set.” - Customer Review
"A remarkable burst of creativity over a two week span. Of course the Chet Baker reunion is marvelous. The Vinnie Burke strings are a great complement to Mulligan. I have to admit I was a bit worried about it. To be honest, while I love Gerry, I really bought this set for the Annie Ross session. Just fantastic! Her version of "I Feel Pretty" was worth the price for me. Transcendent.” - Customer Review
“ I've been purchasing Mosaic sets since the 90s and this is among my top five. Tyner's vision comes into focus on these sessions--powerful piano, extended modal songs, Eastern influences, and beautiful melodies. Remastering is top-notch as are the sidemen throughout.” - Customer Review
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“This is such a great session. It is still so surprising that this lineup of the Messengers is overlooked and underrated. This lineup deserves to be heralded as one of Blakey's best alongside the Golson/Morgan/Timmons/Merritt '58 and the Shorter/Hubbard/Fuller/Walton/Merritt or Workman '61-'64 lineups. And, of course, this set has all of Mosaic's usual exemplary production hallmarks.” - Customer Review
“ The mastering on this disc is fantastic. Excellent sonic clarity all around. That, combined with Lloyd's great sense of melody and forward-thinking songwriting make for a satifsying listening experience. Lloyd's cool and progressive style is a joy, and the interplay between all the band members is superb. Tony Williams was one of the funkiest jazz drummers around, too! Buy this and you will find yourself seeking out more Charles Lloyd. Not to be missed! ” - Customer Review
Art Blakey - Hard Bop (MCD-1005)
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"...the late great Jackie McLean is always worth hearing and he's in peak form here. So was Mr. Blakey, and the sparkling stereo makes the drummer sound even better." - Stuart Kremsky - IAJRC
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After the dissolution of the original Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey formed a new edition with Jackie McLean, Bill Hardman, Sam Dockery and Spanky De Brest. It's fitting that their first album would carry the title Hard Bop because that is what they and every subsequent line-up of the Jazz Messengers came to typify.
Beyond Blakey's always magnificent and contoured drumming, this quintet's strongest asset was the beautiful, tart blend of Jackie McLean's alto sax and Bill Hardman's trumpet. They phrased together with a forward thrust and their brash, peppery tones created a distinctive front-line sound.
Repertoire was always an important factor in the Jazz Messengers' sound, and this hard-swinging session of December 12 & 13, 1956 mixed excellent originals by McLean and Hardman with jazz tunes by Mal Waldron and Gigi Gryce, two standards and a Gershwin medley. The material was more than enough for one album so five tunes were selected for Hard Bop, another three comprised side two of Blakey's Drum Suite and Gershwin medley sat in the can until 1980.
In addition to finally gathering this band's December 12-13, 1956 output in one place at last, we also discovered, by going back to the original session tapes, that these sessions were recorded in an early (and successful from a sonic point of view) form of stereo. We have assembled the CD from those tapes, which also enabled us to issue the full version of My Heart Stood Still, which was edited on the mono LP.
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A Fantastic Messengers Set |
| This is such a great session. It is still so surprising that this lineup of the Messengers is overlooked and underrated. This lineup deserves to be heralded as one of Blakey's best alongside the Golson/Morgan/Timmons/Merritt '58 and the Shorter/Hubbard/Fuller/Walton/Merritt or Workman '61-'64 lineups. And, of course, this set has all of Mosaic's usual exemplary production hallmarks. | |
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Jackie McLean FOREVER |
| Incredible! Love it! Stuffology never ends! | |
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HARD BOP KICKS ASS |
| THIS SET BLEW ME AWAY. THIS SET BELONGS IN A SHRINE. THE GERSHWIN PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE WERE THESE GUYS A JOKE. THIS SET IS WORTH IT JUST TO HERE THAT MELODY. | |
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Excellent Sound! |
| The Mosaic engineers are to be applauded for bringing out such a rich, clean sound. This is a thoroughly enjoyable Messengers session; great to have vintage McLean and Hardman - in Stereo, no less! | |
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Inessential stuff... |
| To put it bluntly: an average session. Better stick to other Blakey formations. This said from one who venerates Mclean... | |
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Rare Hardman, Tart McClean |
| Bill Hardman may have been with Blakey longer than any other trumpet player--1955-57, 1968-78--but had the misfortune of not being on the Blue Note sessions. He's one of the best, even before the bigger sound he had developed by the 70's. There's precious little of him available on record. McClean is an acquired taste, and I don't know of any recording where that sharp-sour tone is more evident than on "Hard Bop." Wish he hadn't chosen to play "My Heart Stood Still" with those long, sustained, somewhat grating tones). | |
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blakey the driver |
| I have all blakeys stuff except this one but I have to give a good rating,blakey drives hard.seeing blakey live you would have to hold on to your seat and your ears, yeah! | |
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blakey the driver |
| I have all blakeys stuff except this one but I have to give a good rating,blakey drives hard.seeing blakey live you would have to hold on to your seat and your ears, yeah! | |
Art Blakey - Hard Bop (MCD-1005)
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"The Mosaic engineers are to be applauded for bringing out such a rich, clean sound. This is a thoroughly enjoyable Messengers session; great to have vintage McLean and Hardman - in Stereo, no less!"
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