The Big Beat is an album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers recorded on March 6, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features horn section Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter and rhythm section Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt and Blakey.
| The Big Beat | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 6, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:49 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4029 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[3] |
Track listing
editSide 1
edit- "The Chess Players" (Shorter) – 9:31
- "Sakeena's Vision" (Shorter) – 6:04
- "Politely" (Hardman) – 6:04
Side 2
edit- "Dat Dere" (Timmons) – 8:47
- "Lester Left Town" (Shorter) – 6:26
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) – 6:38
CD reissue bonus track
edit- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (alternate take) – 6:19
Personnel
editThe Jazz Messengers
edit- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Alfred Lion – production
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
References
edit- ^ The Big Beat at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.