Blakey, Art & Jazz Messengers: Live at Village Vanguard
- Video
- 1982
- 1h
This live performance if Art Blakey was filmed in 1982. In the case of Art Blakey, the name jazz legend is wholly appropriate. Born in 1919, Blakey served his musical apprenticeship in the b... Read allThis live performance if Art Blakey was filmed in 1982. In the case of Art Blakey, the name jazz legend is wholly appropriate. Born in 1919, Blakey served his musical apprenticeship in the bands of Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie where his reputation as a drummer grew. The Jaz... Read allThis live performance if Art Blakey was filmed in 1982. In the case of Art Blakey, the name jazz legend is wholly appropriate. Born in 1919, Blakey served his musical apprenticeship in the bands of Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie where his reputation as a drummer grew. The Jazz Messengers were formed in 1955 and were pivotal, until Art's death in 1990.