Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
FIRST FLIGHT TO TOKYO
Recorded / Released by Blue Note 1961 / 2021 2CD set
Excellent packaging and absolutely Outstanding Booklet.
This set is a previously unissued gig by one of the greatest lineups in the long history of Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers -- Blakey, drums; Bobby Timmons, piano; Wayne Shorter, saxophone; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jymie Merrit, bass. First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings are drawn from the final shows of the band's first tour of Japan. They were professionally recorded on a Nagra tape recorder to serve as a soundtrack for a documentary film that was never completed. At some point over the decades, the original tapes were transferred to quarter-inch tape reels, cataloged, shelved, and sat some more -- they were never really "lost." --- All Music Guide
Moanin' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTvRqqYBfmA
Dat Dere : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRuAO2S_kB0
A Night in Tunisia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGDs4FAWqCQ
Now's the time : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPM7bUsMGMc
'Round about Midnight : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBGPeld0d4g
Cheers