Tough
by Art Blakey
- Type: Album
- Released: 1966
- Label: Cadet
- Country: United States
- Length: 27:00
- Community rating: 3.42/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Sam Dockery, Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Spanky DeBrest
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Living up to its title, this album delivers the muscular, highly propulsive acoustic rhythms that define the Jazz Messengers' legacy. The relentless hard bop structures provide an unyielding foundation for fiery, complex instrumental improvisation.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation
Tracklist
Credits
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - primary artist, drums, written-by
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
- Spanky DeBrest - bass
- Sacha Beels - model [cover model, uncredited]
- Sam Dockery - piano
- Bill Hardman - trumpet
- Duke Jordan - written-by
- Gigi Gryce - written-by
- Art Blakey - Written-By