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★此張Art Blakey 在1960 年的hard bop經典"重拍魔力The Big Beat"展現了當時"爵士信差The Jazz Messengers"最強大的陣容之一，Art Blakey這位傳奇鼓手迎來了小號巨匠 Lee Morgan、薩克斯風大師 Wayne Shorter、鋼琴宗師Bobby Timmons和貝斯的Jymie Merritt。六首曲子中的三首由 Wayne Shorter所獨門而創，特別令人亮眼，其中包括了早成經典的“Lester Left Town”，而這張專輯中，相對上更知名的是Bobby Timmons歷久不衰的超熱金曲-“Dat Dere”之最令爵士樂迷所難以忘懷的經典版本。
★BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL SERIES-FOLLOWING THE RECEPTION OF BLUE NOTE RECORDS’ ACCLAIMED BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES, THE LABEL ANNOUNCES A CONTINUATION OF ITS ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL PRESSINGS OF CLASSIC TITLES MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY AND PRESSED AT OPTIMAL ★ALL-ANALOG 180g PRESSINGS ★MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY ★PRESSED AT OPTIMAL
★Art Blakey’s 1960 hard bop classic The Big Beat introduced one of the greatest line-ups of The Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. Three of the six tunes here were composed by Shorter including “Lester Left Town,” but the album is best-known for an unforgettable version of Timmons’ enduring hit “Dat Dere.”
★This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
在眩人耳目的飛騰速度、華麗繽紛的錯落鼓點及精準到位的節奏掌握的三大演奏特色加持下，布萊基一舉提升鼓手在樂團中的地位，除原有帶動樂曲前行力量外，並可與其他器樂分庭抗禮或單打即興獨領風騷，再加上熟稔多元樂風使得其演奏視聽效果十足而令人期待；他以鏗鏘有力的驚人擊鼓勁道吸引樂迷目光並提供樂團源源不絕的前進能量而無人能出其右，因而分別贏得一代爵士宗師迪吉．葛雷斯比口中「火山」美譽及巨匠鼓手馬克斯．羅屈讚譽有加的「雷霆」，同時滿載無盡熱情帶來響亮繁複又不失細膩的律動表現而有「節奏」雅號之稱；此外，爵士復興運動領航者且為紐約市林肯中心爵士樂團藝術總監的小號手溫頓．馬沙利斯曾在受訪時提及：「如果不曾和他合作，就沒有今日的我……」，這些所形容的即是咆勃爵士先驅，並在精純咆勃樂方興未艾之際大量融入藍調曲式、非洲節奏、放克語彙或福音詩歌等多樣元素，扮起先鋒角色揮舞大纛引領風潮的大師級鼓手亞特．布萊基....
【LP曲目】
1.The Chess Players (SIDE A)
2.Sakeena's Vision (SIDE A)
3.Politely (SIDE A)
4.Dat Dere (SIDE B)
5.Lester Left Town (SIDE B)
6.It's Only A Paper Moon (SIDE B)
