Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Album Of The Year (2026 Reissue) THE BOTHY BAND melodic and heavy metal driven

melodic and heavy metal driven by the dark charisma of Dr

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Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Album Of The Year (2026 Reissue) THE BOTHY BAND melodic and heavy metal drivenArt Blakey, whose career spanned nearly 50 years of Black music history, exemplifies the timeless role of the drums in jazz. Album of the Year, originally released in 1981, features The Jazz Messengers: trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, saxophonists Robert Watson and Bill Pierce, pianist James Williams, and bassist Charles Fambrough, alongside drummer and bandleader Art Blakey. The album was recorded in Paris, and tracks include Cheryl (written by Charlie