Olympia Concert

by Art Blakey

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Fontana
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:59
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Benny Golson, Marcel Romano, Jymie Merritt, Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Documenting a fiercely explosive Parisian concert, this legendary recording captures the very first international iteration of an iconic hard bop ensemble. The deeply passionate, highly communicative solos are constantly fueled by the drummer's incredibly loud, relentless, and wildly aggressive polyrhythmic drive.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Just By Myself - Live at the Olympia, Paris / 1958 (4:34)
  2. I Remember Clifford - Live at the Olympia, Paris / 1958 (5:35)
  3. Are You Real - Live at the Olympia, Paris / 1958 (10:17)
  4. Moanin' - Live at the Olympia, Paris / 1958 (13:17)
  5. Justice - Live at the Olympia, Paris / 1958 (9:16)
  6. Blues March - Live at the Olympia, Paris / 1958 (5:46)
  7. Whisper Not - Live at the Olympia, Paris / 1958 (7:11)

Credits

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