Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Copenhagen 1959

Hello everybody!!  I have not been actively posting in quite some time.  The reasons are two fold.  First and foremost, my young family & job extract most of my time and energy.  Secondly, I had been downloading & collecting with great intensity, but not listening.  I had gathered most of what I wanted, and of course more than any single human could possibly listen to in a lifetime.

That said, I have finally struck a balance in my personal life that allows me some time, and motivation, for sharing music.  As some of you may know, I am infact on Youtube and have been slowly sharing albums which were otherwise unavailable to that platform.  Those are albums which I already have in my digital collection, so not much effort is required.

Apologies for the decidedly unmusical intro!!  I found this CD in a thrift shop and wasn't really sure what I had.  As it turns out, it's a legit recording from Blakey's '59 tour of Europe.  The set list is of course, similar to all of the other dates you will find, with the exception of Nellie Blye.  I find myself regularily irritated with people who complain about the sound quality of these various live recordings.  My own opinion, is that this is a good live recording & we are blessed to have it available to us.  If you are truly listening for the music, you won't be disappointed.

This was ripped using EAC and compressed to FLAC 16/44.1 for your convenience.  Golden age Messengers... how can you lose?!?!?!  Enjoy!!!

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