Golden Boy (Art Blakey album)
1964 studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Golden Boy | ||||
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Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
Released | November 1964[1] | |||
Recorded | 1963 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Colpix CP 478 | |||
Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Golden Boy (full title Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Play Selections From the New Musical Golden Boy) is a 1963[2] album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, performing compositions by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse written for the Broadway musical Golden Boy. The LP was originally released on the Colpix label.[3][4]
Reception[edit]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse
- "Theme from Golden Boy" - 5:35
- "Yes I Can" - 5:25
- "Lorna's Here" - 5:09
- "This Is the Life" - 5:56
- "There's a Party" - 5:00
- "I Want to Be with You" - 4:03
Personnel[edit]
- Art Blakey - drums
- Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Curtis Fuller - trombone, arranger
- Julius Watkins - French horn
- Bill Barber - tuba
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone
- Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, arranger
- Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
- Cedar Walton - piano, arranger
- Reggie Workman - bass
References[edit]
- ^ "Billboard". November 14, 1964.
- ^ Art Blakey discography, accessed June 21, 2013.
- ^ Art Blakey chronology, accessed June 21, 2013.
- ^ Nate Chinen, "Giving a Great 1960s Jazz Album Its Groove Back", The New York Times, December 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed July 28, 2023.
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