Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers

I have only three Blakely LP's that feature Morgan and would like to find more.

"Big Beat" - also includes Wayne Shorter on TS. Not sure if it was CD'd.

"Les Femmes Disparaissent" not quite as good, but interesting. From a French movie soundtrack, includes Dizzy, and Stan Getz, among other luminaries. I know the CD for this one is available.

"Drums Around the Corner" - Find this one if you can. In addition to Blakey and Morgan, there are a few other jazz drummers that had a modicum of success on this LP -
Philly Joe Jones, Ray Barretto, Roy Haynes! :-)

WHO'S YOUR FAVE MESSENGERS? I really like the lee morgan stuff, too. However, believe it or else, my favorite iteration of the Messengers is with Terrence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Jean Tousaint, Mulgrew Miller, and Lonnie Plaxico. What hard-hitting cats!

Almost any Blakey Blue Note from the late 50s to mid 60s will be excellent. A few favorites are: Mosaic, Buhaina's Delight, Witch Doctor, Roots and Herbs, Indestructible and the most intense of all (and that's saying a lot), Free for All. They all have the front line of Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller on trombone and either Lee Morgan or Freddie Hubbard. Can't go far wrong with any Blakey Blue Note, IMHO.

I like the work that Art Blakey did with Sonny Stitt.