Ugetsu [LIVE]

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1963
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000Y5F
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,719 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Live Performance From A Great Group, December 3, 2000

By	Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I'll agree with the other two reviewers that Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' "Ugetsu" is a five star CD, but I thought it would be helpful to provide to some specifics about this recording. "Ugetsu" was recorded live at Birdland on June 16, 1963, and is one of three albums made for the Riverside label ("Caravan" and "Kyoto" are the other two) during a two year hiatus from Blue Note. The personnel is the same as on the classic Blue Note "Free For All" -- Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor sax, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Cedar Walton on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and the great Blakey on the drum throne. The sound is excellent (though not as quite as good as the "Three Blind Mice" volumes), and unlike many live jazz dates that just showcase live versions of songs from other albums, the material on "Ugetsu" is unique to the Messengers' discography (except for "Ping Pong" and "The Theme"). The CD features three bonus tracks (7-9), and they are as good as anything else from the session, with the exception of the title-track which is by far the disc's best composition. In all, fans of Blakey's Blue Notes will thoroughly enjoy "Ugetsu."

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I agree with the reviewer from Newark, May 5, 2000

By	Mark Seeley (Korea) - See all my reviews

I agree with the reviewer from Newark. I picked up Ugetsu a few days ago and can't stop playing it. This is my first Blakey CD and certainly not my last. I will also be looking for something by Cedar Walton. His composition (the title track) and his piano playing are wonderful. Everyone else in the group is quite good too. Buy it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One fine album!, April 12, 2002

By	"musicman1212" - See all my reviews

I think this album has been overlooked as a jazz classic. It is way ahead of it's time musically and sonically. I think it rates up there with anything that Coltrane or Davis were doing at that time.
Once you start playing it, you just can't turn it off and that's the mark of a good album! 'Ugetsu','Ping Pong','On the Ginza' are my favorite tracks. Album has that great 'Live' jazz sound.