riverrat Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Spun this one for the first time in awhile, and remembered what a great set it is. W/ Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Walter Davis Jr. on piano for a couple tracks (Bobby Timmons on the others) & Jymie Merritt. An entire session of Wayne Shorter compositions, recorded in 1961 when the Messengers were at the height of their powers. "Ping Pong" is probably my favorite track, but the whole disc is really solid. The regular Blue Note album cover crew art musta been on vacation though. Not released until 1970 (!!?) which may explain the cheesy cover art. Any other thoughts on this session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 This is probably my favorite Blakey record. Look At The Birdie is my favorite, but I can probably sing all of Wayne's solos on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Is this the one with "Mastermind" on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn·m Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Yup, “Ping Pong” is my favorite from that disk, too. For me, nothing will ever say Blue Note as much as that band. I still haven’t figured out how Shorter, Morgan and Timmons played with such distinctive voices and yet made everything sound of a piece. Must have had a lot to do with Art. Come to think of it, I’m still amazed at how Art gave each number its own identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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