S Make It [Import]

Art Blakey, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B000068W2D
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,664,069 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Faith

2. 'S Make It

3. Waltz for Ruth

4. One for Gamal

5. Little Hughie

6. Olympia

7. Lament for Stacy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Most Sophisticated Jam, August 23, 2004

By 

Michael F. Hopkins "A Deeper Groove" (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 'S Make It (Audio CD)

One of the most highly anticipated reissues from the files of
drummaster Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers has finally been
released on CD. From the scarcity of its initial circulation,
the best advice is to get this one now, before it prematurely
disappears once more.

Even if the initial circulation released a flood of copies,
this is a particular slice of Bu that you'll want to own. S'
MAKE IT is a landmark album from a Jazz unit known for many
great landmark recordings. Spanning the gamut from Gospel
boogaloo and mean street stroll to searching balladry and
soulful tango, 'S MAKE IT is an outstanding album of rich
composition, sterling improvisation, arrangements worthy
of orchestras, and the explosively dynamic swing that
Brother Blakey is renowned for.

Coming out in late 1964, this album features a brief but
poignant edition of the Jazz Messengers. Blazing trumpeter
Lee Morgan and ever-strudy trombonist Curtis Fuller are
the veterans from those classic Blakey bands of the 1950s
and 1960s. Here, they are joined by clutch bassist Victor
Sproles, the dynamic pianistry of John Hicks, and Sun Ra's
own John Gilmore fueling the fire on tenor saxophone.
To say that S' MAKE IT features a powerful and unique Art
Blakey unit would be an understatement. From starting boil
to simmering climax, this is one soild cooker with plenty
in the pot!

'S MAKE IT is Jazz for the ages. Jamming on the one, and
sophisticated as you please, here is Music smooth to the
groove, and strong on the move. Be on time, straight on
the case, and make this, please.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Art Blakey Album, March 25, 2009

By 

Crystal Shepard "Crystal Shepard" (Columbia, MO 65203) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 'S Make It (Audio CD)

Art Blakey never disappoints, and this album is as good as it gets. Every song has a strong drive to it and I can't think of a jazz album that strikes me as having more of a sense of fun.

The compositions here take front seat to improvisation, which isn't to say there isn't first rate improv going on as well. Curtis Fuller's trombone work, especially, is first rate. Prior to this album I'd have say I didn't like trombone solos - they often sound a little stiff and awkward. Not from Mr. Fuller!

The only problem with this album is that this is the only release with this lineup (including, unless I am mistaken, live releases) so there's nowhere else to go to find more.

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, March 18, 2011

By 

George Kaplan - See all my reviews

This review is from: 'S Make It (Audio CD)

A rag-tag bunch of Messengers. Sub-par selection of tunes, minimally rehearsed. Blakey is in a bad mood (as the notes reveal) lamenting others' commercial success at his expense. In this remastered version, Hicks and Gilmore are mixed at such a low level that they are barely audible. Very poor engineering.