The Big Beat is an album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers recorded on March 6, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features horn section Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter and rhythm section Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt and Blakey.
Track listing
Side 1 "The Chess Players" (Shorter) – 9:31 "Sakeena's Vision" (Shorter) – 6:04 "Politely" (Hardman) – 6:04
Side 2 "Dat Dere" (Timmons) – 8:47 "Lester Left Town" (Shorter) – 6:26 "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) – 6:38
CD reissue bonus track "It's Only a Paper Moon" (alternate take) – 6:19
Personnel
The Jazz Messengers Lee Morgan – trumpet Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone Bobby Timmons – piano Jymie Merritt – bass Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
Alfred Lion – production Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering Reid Miles – design Francis Wolff – photography Nat Hentoff – liner notes
References