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  Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Now's The Time
Album: Night At Birdland V.2
Genres: Jazz
You can’t top the bop chops of Art and Co. as they bash & swing through Birdland on this Charlie Parker classic.

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  The perfect way to meet drumming dynamo Art Blakey is on this smoking live take of Charlie Parker’s bop anthem. It’s got star power to spare: this Messengers lineup includes legends Wayne Shorter and Lee Morgan handling the horns, and they do a credible job of reprising the roles of Bird and Diz (although pianist Bobby Timmons deserves mention for his nicely understated solo, which starts out gently bluesy and then tosses in some chunky, harder-edged chordwork at the end). But the show here is really Blakey’s, since this tune is made to order for his pumping, wham-bam style. Even choosing to open the tune with a drum solo proves to be a wise arranging decision, because Blakey’s playing is pure forward motion -- no cute stuff or digressions -- and sets the table well for the feast to follow.
 
 
  Dan LeRoy  
  Dan LeRoy is the music and entertainment writer for the Charleston Daily Mail. He serves as an associate editor for Grafitti, a statewide entertainment newspaper, and has also written for several music-related publications including Launch.com, Boston Rock, and Lexicon.

 

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