BLAKEY, ART / FIRST FLIGHT TO TOKYO: THE LOST 61

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – “First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings” – A previously unreleased live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with a classic line-up of the Jazz Messengers, trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. It was captured on January 14, 1961, at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. Co-produced by Zev Feldman and David Weiss, the audio was newly transferred from the original 1/4″ tape reels. First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings [2 LP]
A1 Now’s The Time

Written-By – Charlie Parker
22:34
B1 Moanin’

Written-By – Bobby Timmons
13:32
B2 Blues March

Written-By – Benny Golson
11:44
B3 The Theme 0:32
C1 Dat Dere

Written-By – Bobby Timmons
12:13
C2 ‘Round About Midnight

Written-By – Thelonious Monk
13:28
D1 Now’s The Time (Version 2)

Written-By – Charlie Parker
17:15
D2 A Night In Tunisia

Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
11:12
D3 The Theme (Version 2) 0:30