PHOTOS FROM THE FR
f free form: Art Blakey at a New York City
3ood- a flair for writing. But he has, fro
'Min- for more than 30 years, hired a he,
d on long list of promising young I
a Sin- players-among the more re- sty
4), he cent, Wynton Marsalis-for his wo
3nges band, the Jazz Messengers. The Mi
s. To open, funky sound of his group, do
itless particularly on live recordings, ter
out is an easy delight. "The Jazz Pa
ginal Messengers at the Cafe Bohe- the
mia, Volume One" (Blue Note) prc
treat- is a real bargain on CD, with tui
7 has three bonus tracks totaling ext
d. Al- more than 20 minutes of music wo
[rum- not heard on the LP. On "Jazz sut
ell as Messengers" (Impulse / MCA), of
rhad Blakey puts his soloists out fou

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