The Freedom Rider is a Jazz album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, originally released in 1964. On Gatefold: 28 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- raw
- defiant
- political
About
The Freedom Rider is an album by jazz drummer Art Blakey and his group the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1961 and released in 1964 by Blue Note Records. Continuing Blakey's distinct brand of hard bop, this album features compositions from Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Blakey himself, and Kenny Dorham, a former Jazz Messenger. This was the final album by this particular edition of the Jazz Messengers, who had been together for 18 months, as Lee Morgan left after this album and was replaced by Freddie Hubbard. The title track is a seven-and-a-half-minute solo drum composition by Blakey that combines swing, .
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Tracklist
- 1Tell It Like It Is7:56
- 2The Freedom Rider7:28
- 3El Toro6:23
- 4Petty Larceny6:16
- 5Blue Lace6:00
- 6Uptight6:16
- 7Pisces6:55
- 8Blue Ching6:44
Credits
Performers
- Jymie MerrittBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Art BlakeyDRUMS
- Bobby TimmonsPIANO
- Wayne ShorterTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Lee MorganTRUMPET
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 28 pressings tracked on Gatefold