Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat Artist_The Faction The choice of this title

The choice of this title by Midori Takada evokes the links between traditional African and contemporary music which are the foundation of this work

Ragtime and His Pals” marks Rose’s step into the world of group interplay with versions of his standard repertoire arranged for a band

making it not only the longest Alvvays album but also the most harmonically rich and lyrically provocative

at its best it can feel limited

To mirror their woozy romanticism in music

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat Artist_The Faction The choice of this titleArt Blakey's 1960 hard bop classic, The Big Beat, introduced one of the greatest line ups of the Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. 3 of the 6 tunes were composed by Shorter, but the album is best known for an unforgettable version of Timmons' enduring hit "Dat Dere." Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and