First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings
Artist: 
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings 2LP

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A previously unreleased live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with a classic line-up of the Jazz Messengers, featuring 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.

Tracklist:

A1:Now's The Time
B1:Moanin'
B2:Blues March
B3:The Theme
C1:Dat Dere
C2:'Round About Midnight
D1:Now's The Time (Version 2)
D2:A Night In Tunisia
D3:The Theme (Version 2)