Art Blakey in Sweden is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in Stockholm in 1981 and released on the Amigo label.Art Blakey discography accessed June 20, 2013.Art Blakey chronology accessed June 20, 2013.
Reception
Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated: "While there are times when the three-horn frontline does not sound completely together during ensemble sections, they mesh by the song's end."Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed June 20, 2013.
Track listing "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 12:20 "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 10:07 "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 8:56 "Gypsy Folk Tales" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 12:24
Personnel Art Blakey - drums Wynton Marsalis - trumpet Bobby Watson - alto saxophone Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone James Williams - piano Charles Fambrough - bass
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