Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Programme:

Backgammon;
Along came Betty; Uranus;
Blues March;
All the things you are;
Gipsy folk tales

Art Blakey (drums), David Schnitter (tenor sax),
Bill Hardman (trumpet), Mickey Tucker (piano)
Cameron Brown (bass)

Picture Format: 4:3, 1 DVD
Sound Format: LPCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Running Time: 61 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: GB, F, D
Recording Date: Umbria Jazz Festival, 22 July 1976

Catalogue Number: DVWW-JAOR

“This is classic Jazz Messengers; ‘hard bop’ at its best, creative and exciting ” MusicWeb

Recorded in 1976, the concert features outstanding solo performances from Blakey and members of his band, performing on a makeshift stage in the Umbrian square to a huge crowd.
At a time when many jazz musicians were experimenting with electronics and fusing their music with pop, the Messengers were a mainstay of straight-ahead jazz, performed with passion and panache.