Originally


Originally is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1956 and but not released on the Columbia label until 1982. The album features unreleased tracks from the sessions that produced The Jazz Messengers and Hard Bop which have since been released as bonus tracks on those albums and Drum Suite.

Reception

awarded the album 2 stars stating "This LP contains valuable performances by the early Jazz Messengers that sat unissued until decades later.... Although not an essential set, Art Blakey fans will find this album to be a valuable gapfiller in the history of The Jazz Messengers".

Track listing

  1. "Late Show" - 7:08
  2. "Ill Wind" - 2:52
  3. "Weird-O" - 7:05
  4. "Carol's Interlude" - 6:14
  5. "Lil' T" - 8:08
  6. "The New Message" - 8:38
  7. "Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love" - 4:51