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Roots And Herbs (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) [LP]
Artist: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Format: Vinyl
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1. Ping Pong
2. Roots and Herbs
3. The Back Sliders
4. United
5. Look at the Birdie
6. Master Mind

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Vinyl LP pressing. Blue Note Tone Poet Series. One Art Blakey's greatest albums with the Jazz Messengers, Roots & Herbs, is little known. In 1961, the group featured Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merrit (bass). Recorded in Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio, it's a brilliant set of six Shorter compositions, like the playful "Ping Pong" and the clever "United." It's among Blakey's finest.

        
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