Trumpetplayer60076

I had seen Art Blakey each time he came to Chicago. He'd play The Jazz Showcase each year on his birthday. I remember seeing him with Valery Ponomarev on trumpet, David Schniter on tenor sax. Art was one of my VERY FAVORITE musicians and his bands were consistently excellent. I recall seeing his band in the 1970;s with Wynton on trumpet... amazing!![ quote name='Durium' timestamp='1302505170' post='1100517'] I remember Blakey as the man with the sneakers and dungarees who loved to punish his drum set. ... That's how I remember Art Blakey more then 30 years after the Rotterdam Doelen concert (1980) I joined, but memories become faint .... What date was this concert? Who were the other members of the Jazz Messengers? How did they sound? And where were the slides I made? Facts lost in the past! Last year a twofer by Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers was released with the Sesjun Radio shows and ...... I regained my slides .... just in time to join it with you together with a review of this great album...... Art Blakey Jazz Messengers at Dutch Sesjun Radio Shows Durium