{"product_id":"pre-order-art-blakey-the-jazz-messengers-olympia-concert-sam-lp","title":"Art Blakey \u0026 The Jazz Messengers - Olympia Concert - Sam LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRe-mastered from the original mono master tapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Mastering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVinyl pressed by Optimal in Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTip-on deluxe gatefold sleeve with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e photos by Jean-Pierre leloir.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEach records has been visually checked to prevent defects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e2 LPs-set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eecorded in Paris, November 22 and December 17, 1958.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eOriginal issues: LP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFontana 680.202 ML \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u0026amp; EP Fontana 460.642 MR. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e”I’ve never\u003cem\u003e played for such an audience” \u003c\/em\u003edeclared Art Blakey in tears. lt was November 22nd, 1958, and he’d just come offstage after \u003cem\u003eone \u003c\/em\u003eof the “Jazz Wednesdays” concerts at the Paris Olympia. For a first appearance by the “Jazz Messengers”, they’d made quite an impression. Not content with pulling a huge crowd off the Boulevard des Capucines (the demand was so great that a second concert had to be staged on December 17th), they’d converted everybody to the “Hard Bop” religion in two sets where, united in a kind of exultant communion, jazzmen,  jazzophiles and curious bystanders alike had been crushed together in high spirits, paying no attention to the presence of Brigitte Bardot escorted by Sacha Distel. That night \u003cstrong\u003eBlues March \u003c\/strong\u003ehad almost replaced the \u003cem\u003eMarseillaise \u003c\/em\u003eanthem (and \u003cstrong\u003eMoanin’\u003c\/strong\u003e the \u003cem\u003eOignons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e). \u003c\/em\u003eYet none of the Messengers had ever been to Paris. They’d get to that later, and then some, but for the moment they were perfect strangers. Not only strangers to the public, but unknown even to a sizeable group of jazz fans : the next issue of “Jazz Hot” magazine (most of it devoted to them) arrived like an invasion by the \u003cem\u003ecarabimeri… \u003c\/em\u003ethe blaze lit at the Olympia had gone out, of course, and Blakey had moved into the “Club St. Germain” to light others; there, each of his gigs could have been a remake of the famous cabin scene in the Marx Brothers’ “A Night At The Opera”…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the Messengers’ “greatest hits”, only \u003cem\u003eMoanin’ came \u003c\/em\u003eclose to \u003cem\u003eBlues March. \u003c\/em\u003eConstructed in the manner of a gospel, with the piano in the role of the preacher, and the orchestra that of the congregation, punctuating the sermon with shouts of approval, the theme was by pianist Bobby Timmons, whose fiery spirit can be explained by his educayion: “\u003cem\u003e…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e the f\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eact I \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eplayed rhythm ‘n’ blues had a great influence on my style, and for me, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ei\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003et’s the foundation of jazz.” Moanin’ \u003c\/em\u003ehad sent the Olympia fans Into transports of delight, and even excited the curiosity of Hugues Panassié, who chanced to be passing by (“Bop”, in any form, being hardly his cup of tea) : he was prompted to go backstage and ask what it was he’d heard… Decidedly, in 1958, the Jazz Messengers were miracle-workers!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText by Alain Tercinet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"su-audio\" data-id=\"su_audio_player_642650977d6de\" data-audio=\"https:\/\/samrecords.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/03-Blues-March.mp3\" data-swf=\"https:\/\/samrecords.fr\/wp-content\/plugins\/shortcodes-ultimate\/vendor\/jplayer\/jplayer.swf\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-loop=\"no\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"su_audio_player_642650977d6de_container\" class=\"jp-audio\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-type-single\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-title\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLee Morgan (Trumpet)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBenny Golson (Tenor Saxophone)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBobby Timmons (Piano)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJimmy Merritt (Bass)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArt Blakey (Drums)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust by Myself  4’20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Remember Clifford  5’20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre you Real  10’02\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eMoanin’  12’46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eJustice  9’15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues March  6’15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhisper Not  6’42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548285894737,"sku":"3770010277156","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/ASAM_28__175318__01102023100359-8204.jpg?v=1779349852","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/pre-order-art-blakey-the-jazz-messengers-olympia-concert-sam-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}