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  • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ ‘First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings’ Set For Release

    09/15/2021 11:13:10 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 2 replies
    Udiscovermusic ^ | September 15, 2021 | Tim Peacock
    The Jazz Messengers were among the first modern jazz groups to tour Japan, and the adoring audiences were enthralled.On November 5, Blue Note Records will release First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings: a thrilling previously unreleased live recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961 during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. The Jazz Messengers were among the first modern jazz groups to tour the country, and adoring Japanese audiences were enthralled by one of the band’s all-time great line-ups featuring the legendary drummer with Lee Morgan...