Art Blakey : Art Blakey Big Band Marcia Griffiths Glen Hansard of the Frames

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Intro - The Lazy Eyes

Lions of Juda - Steve Reid (5

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Two Riders - The Ducks

Art Blakey : Art Blakey Big Band Marcia Griffiths Glen Hansard of the FramesThroughout his long career as a bandleader, drummer Art Blakey very rarely played with big bands. This Bethlehem date was a one shot affair, an opportunity for his powerful drumming to be heard propelling a 15 piece orchestra through a set of mostly new material. With such soloists as John Coltrane (who is also featured on two quintet numbers), trombonist Jimmy Cleveland and trumpeters Donald Byrd and Ray Copeland, this was a potentially mighty band;