The exceptionally talented Jazz artist Art Blakey has released him CD entitled Like Someone In Love. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Art Blakey fans, and Jazz fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Like Someone In Love Art Blakey’s artistic excellence is on full display as Blakey has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be him best work to date. Unfortunately, it’s not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can’t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Like Someone In Love. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
Jazz music fans will recognize some of the well known guests that have been assembled to play along with Blakey on several of the tracks. Artists like Afred Lion and Rudy Van Gelder just to name a couple.
I give Like Someone In Love my highest recommendation. It just plain belongs in any serious music collectors collection regardless of genre preference.
While this entire CD is outstanding the truly standout tunes are track 4 - Sleeping Dancer Sleep On, track 3 - Noise In The Attic, and track 6 - Sleeping Dancer Sleep On.
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Like Someone In Love. What a nice track!
Like Someone In Love Release Notes:
Art Blakey originally released Like Someone In Love on March 1, 2005 on the Blue Note Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Like Someone In Love 2. Johnny's Blue 3. Noise In The Attic 4. Sleeping Dancer Sleep On 5. Giantis 6. Sleeping Dancer Sleep On (alternate take) - (take alternate, bonus track)
Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Bobby Timmons (piano); Jymie Merritt (double bass).
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (08/07/1960); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (08/14/1960).
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