Blue Night is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1985 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.Art Blakey discography accessed June 21, 2013Art Blakey chronology accessed June 21, 2013 It is not to be confused with the 1994 album of the same name released by Percy Sledge.
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "This excellent Timeless CD has a version of "Body and Soul" along with seven stimulating (if not overly memorable) recent originals by bandmembers. Fine modern hard bop".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 20, 2013
Track listing "Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard) - 9:52 "Blue Minor" (Jean Toussaint) - 11:27 "Blue Night" (Lonnie Plaxico) - 7:25 "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:26 "Mr. Combinated" (Donald Harrison) - 6:39 "Two of a Kind" [alternate take] (Blanchard) - 9:22 Bonus track on CD reissue "Blue Minor" [alternate take] (Toussaint) - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue "Mr. Combinated" [alternate take] (Harrison) - 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel Art Blakey - drums Terence Blanchard - trumpet Donald Harrison - alto saxophone Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone Mulgrew Miller - piano Lonnie Plaxico - bass
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