hard bop · 1991 · 15 tracks

The Big Beat

Art Blakey

July 1, 1991 · Milestone (4)

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Tracklist · 15 Tracks

Caravan

9:44

The High Priest

5:58

The Theme

2:58

Conversation

3:47

Jodie's Cha-Cha

4:56

Larry-Larue

5:11

Lady Luck

6:21

Buzz-At

6:28

Pretty Brown

3:30

Six and Four

4:59

Stablemates

5:56

The Carioca ('El Tambores')

4:29

Battery Blues

4:05

Gone, Gone, Gone

4:42

The Tribal Message

2:51

We're still writing this one up. The deep read (liner notes, standout moments, the sound breakdown) is on the way. The album's ready to own right now.