• Source: Drum Suite

      • Drum Suite is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and originally released on Columbia in April 1957. It was the first of several albums recorded by Blakey in the 1950s and 1960s that explored percussion-oriented jazz. It was followed by Orgy in Rhythm, Holiday for Skins, and The African Beat.
      The 2005 CD reissue added three tracks from a June 1956 session, two of them previously released on Originally in 1982.


      Reception



      Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience".


      Track listing




      = Original release

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      = 2005 Columbia/Legacy CD reissue

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      Personnel




      = June 25, 1956 (Tracks 7–9)

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      Art Blakey – drums
      Donald Byrd – trumpet
      Ira Sullivan – tenor saxophone
      Kenny Drew – piano
      Wilbur Ware – bass


      = The Jazz Messengers—December 13, 1956 (Side two)

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      Art Blakey – drums
      Bill Hardman – trumpet
      Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
      Sam Dockery – piano
      Spanky DeBrest – bass


      = The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble—February 22, 1957 (Side one)

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      Art Blakey – drums
      Ray Bryant – piano
      Oscar Pettiford – bass, cello
      Jo Jones – drums
      Charles "Specs" Wright – drums, timpani, gong
      Candido Camero, Sabu Martinez – bongos


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