Hi, Phasecorrect:
Funny that you mention Art Blakey -- I was just looking today at some of my old LP's that he did with the Jazz Messengers.
There are several of Blakey's recordings from the 1950's and 1960's that I like:
1. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (features Donald Byrd on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor sax, and Horace Silver on piano) (I think this LP has been re-issued on CD as part of the Columbia Legacy series -- look for the version that includes "Infra-Rae", "Nica's Dream", "Ecaroh", and 4 others)
2. Ugetsu
3. A Night in Tunisia
Funny that you mention Art Blakey -- I was just looking today at some of my old LP's that he did with the Jazz Messengers.
There are several of Blakey's recordings from the 1950's and 1960's that I like:
1. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (features Donald Byrd on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor sax, and Horace Silver on piano) (I think this LP has been re-issued on CD as part of the Columbia Legacy series -- look for the version that includes "Infra-Rae", "Nica's Dream", "Ecaroh", and 4 others)
2. Ugetsu
3. A Night in Tunisia