Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Dat Dere (1960)

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Dat Dere

Song: Dat Dere (4/6; written by Bobby Timmons) Album: The Big Beat (Recorded in March 6, 1960; Released later in 1960) Artist: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Personnel: Art Blakey, drums Wayne Shorter, tenor saxphone Lee Morgan, trumpet and flugelhorn Bobby Timmons, piano Jymie Merritt, double-bass

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Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers was a very important jazz group in the history of jazz. There was a time when if you were a jazz trumpeter trying to make it big, the jazz messengers was without a doubt the best jumping off point to fame.

This particular recording includes musicians who all had highly successful careers.

Art Blakey on drums, Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymmie Meritt on bass.