Caravan (Art Blakey album)
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | Feb 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 23-24 Oct 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:37 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Caravan is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in February 1963.[2] It was Blakey's first album for Riverside Records after he signed with them in October 1962.[3]
The songs were recorded at the Plaza Sound Studio in New York City on October 23-24, 1962 and produced by Orrin Keepnews. The sessions featured Blakey's talented sidemen Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Reggie Workman (bass) and Curtis Fuller (trombone).[4]
In 2007, the BBC described it as "a slick, fluid, professional set of hard bop at its finest"[5].
[edit] Track listing
- "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills) - 9:46
- "Sweet n' Sour" (Shorter) - 5:30
- "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Hilliard, Mann) - 4:05
- "This Is For Albert" (Shorter) - 8:20
- "Skylark" (Carmichael, Mercer) - 4:50
- "Thermo" (Hubbard) - 6:45
- The CD re-issue features alternate takes of "Sweet n' Sour" and "Thermo."
- "Thermo (Take 2)" (Hubbard) - 7:26
- "Sweet n' Sour (Take 4)" (Shorter) - 5:27
[edit] Personnel
- Art Blakey, drums
- Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
- Curtis Fuller, trombone
- Cedar Walton, piano
- Reggie Workman, bass
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Billboard, Feb. 9, 1963, p. 28.
- ^ Billboard, Nov. 3, 1962, p. 24.
- ^ Art Blakey Discography
- ^ Reynolds, Nick. (August 24, 2007) "Art Blakey Jazz Messengers Caravan Review" BBC. Accessed September 7, 2011.
