Now that Concord Jazz is in the midst of a number of reissues from the label’s classic albums, jazz listeners are fortunate that Carl Jefferson had the foresight and opportunity to record the Jazz ...

Together these three reissues demonstrate that although each of Blakey's bands maintained a similar sound they also possessed their own individual identities. Drum Suite is a unique entry in the ...

Dig into 13 tracks from this influential drummer and bandleader, chosen by writers and musicians including several former members of his band, the Jazz Messengers. Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by ...

He’d have been ninety-two years old today. He died in 1990; his greatest works were done by the mid-sixties. Art Blakey, drummer and bandleader, was a jazz visionary whose intuitions and innovations ...

Jazz drummer Art Blakey brought a propulsive, irresistible swing to his playing, an intensity that drove his ensembles like dry leaves before the wild hurricane. “He was a volcano,” said Gordon ...