Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Keystone 3 (Vinyl LP)

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Keystone 3 is a live album recorded in January 1982 at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco and released the same year on Concord Jazz (cat. no. CJ-196). It features the early-80s Messengers line-up with Wynton Marsalis on trumpet and Branford Marsalis on alto saxophone, plus Bill Pierce, Donald Brown and Charles Fambrough. Alongside Monk's "In Walked Bud" and Ellington's "In A Sentimental Mood" the set features pieces by Bobby Watson, Wynton Marsalis and Curtis Fuller. Frank Dorritie produced. This copy is the 1982 US original pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Concord Jazz CJ-196
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: US original
• Country: USA
• Year of this pressing: 1982
• Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: close to NM-
• Cover: VG+ (shelf wear)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU SH588).

Tracklist

Side A

1. In Walked Bud (Thelonious Monk)
2. In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Manny Kurtz)
3. Fuller Love (Bobby Watson)

Side B

1. Waterfalls (Wynton Marsalis)
2. A La Mode (Curtis Fuller)

Personnel

Art Blakey (drums), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (alto saxophone), Bill Pierce (tenor saxophone), Donald Brown (piano), Charles Fambrough (bass). Producer and liner notes: Frank Dorritie; recording and remix engineer: Phil Edwards; mastering: George Horn. Recorded live at the Keystone Korner, San Francisco, January 1982.

FAQ

Do the Marsalis brothers play on this record?
Yes. Wynton Marsalis plays trumpet and Branford Marsalis alto saxophone. Shortly afterwards both launched their own careers.

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. It is the 1982 US first edition on Concord Jazz, cat. no. CJ-196.

What does Media close to NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
The record is nearly NM- (close to new with at most minimal signs of use). The sleeve shows light wear with some shelf wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Art Blakey records?
Yes, for example Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Moanin', 3 Blind Mice and Straight Ahead. From Branford Marsalis we have Royal Garden Blues. More titles are in our Jazz collection.