Buttercorn Lady is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's New Jazz Messengers recorded at The Lighthouse jazz club in 1966 and originally released that year on the Limelight label.Art Blakey discography, accessed June 6, 2013.Art Blakey chronology, accessed June 6, 2013. The album was the first commercial recording to feature pianist Keith Jarrett, who had joined Blakey's band a few months earlier.Carr, Ian. Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music, 1992 (discography section) .
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated that "this particular version of The Jazz Messengers only had the opportunity to record this one excellent live LP (which is currently out of print) but proved to be a worthy successor to their more acclaimed predecessors".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 6, 2013.
Track listing All compositions are by Chuck Mangione except where noted. "Buttercorn Lady" - 3:10 "Recuerdo" - 14:20 "The Theme" (Kenny Dorham) - 2:20 "Between Races" - 4:32 "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:07 "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 9:00
Personnel Art Blakey - drums Chuck Mangione - trumpet Frank Mitchell - tenor saxophone Keith Jarrett - piano Reggie Johnson - bass
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