Blakey, Art & Jazz Messengers: The Big Beat (Vinyl LP)

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Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Art Blakey's 1960 hard bop classic, The Big Beat, introduced one of the greatest line-ups of the Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. 3 of the 6 tunes were composed by Shorter, but the album is best-known for an unforgettable version of Timmons' enduring hit Dat Dere. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal. The Chess Players, Sakeena's Vision, Politely, Dat Dere, Lester Left Town, It's Only a Paper Moon, It's Only a Paper Moon (Bonus Track - Alternate Take)