Under Blakey's leadership, by the late 1950s The Jazz Messengers had become both a "school" and a proving ground for young jazz musicians. To be invited to join the Messengers and play with Blakey was deemed an honor and for most, a clear pathway to success.....

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Most of the talent that Blakey brought into the Jazz Messengers in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s only stayed with him for a year or two and then moved on to solo careers.

A 'tip of the iceberg' of Jazz Messengers' alumni include:

Pianists Bobby Timmons, Cedar Walton, James Williams, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Drew and Mulgrew Miller.....

Trumpeters Kenny Dorham, Clifford Brown, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Woody Shaw and Terence Blanchard.....

Bassists Doug Watkins, Charles Fambrough, Wilbur Ware, Stanley Clarke and Reggie Workman.....

and Sax players Lou Donaldson, Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley, Jackie McLean, Wayne Shorter, Gary Bartz, Branford Marsalis, Donald Harrison and Kenny Garrett.....

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In his career as leader of The Jazz Messengers, Blakey released over 130 albums (I only have 98) and he also appeared on more than 50 others, usually fledgling solo efforts by former members of The Messengers.....

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ART BLAKEY (1919-1990)

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BOOKER ERVIN

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One of my favorite tenor saxists, the Texas-born Ervin first came into prominence when playing in Charles Mingus' group in Europe.....

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Not at all atypical, Ervin's career was cut short after 8 solo albums when he died in 1970 at age 38.....

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Buddy Rich, September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987

American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.

Rich was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish vaudevillans Robert and Bess Rich. His talent for rhythm was first noted by his father, who saw that Buddy could keep a steady beat with spoons at the age of one. He began playing drums in vaudeville when he was 18 months old, billed as "Traps the Drum Wonder." At the peak of Rich's childhood career, he was reportedly the second-highest paid child entertainer in the world (after Jackie Coogan). At 11 he was performing as a bandleader. He received no formal drum instruction, and went so far as to claim that instruction would only degrade his musical talent. He also never admitted to practicing, claiming to play the drums only during performances and was not known to read music. He expressed great admiration for, and was influenced by, the playing of Chuck Webb, Gene Krupa, Dave Tough, and Jo Jones, among others.





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BEN E. KING

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Member of The Drifters, and, after going solo, the singer of such smash hits as "Stand By Me" and "Spanish Harlem".....

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Little Richard

Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the mid-1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and contributed significantly to the early development of soul music. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website entry on Penniman states that:

He claims to be "the architect of rock and roll", and history would seem to bear out Little Richard’s boast. More than any other performer – save, perhaps, Elvis Presley, Little Richard blew the lid off the Fifties, laying the foundation for rock and roll with his explosive music and charismatic persona. On record, he made spine-tingling rock and roll. His frantically charged piano playing and raspy, shouted vocals on such classics as "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally" and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" defined the dynamic sound of rock and roll.





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NEIL YOUNG


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YOUNG HAS HAD ONE OF THE LONGEST AND MOST PROLIFIC CAREERS OF ANYONE IN THE "ROCK ERA".....


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NOW IN HIS SIXTH DECADE OF PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANSHIP (NO "COMEBACKS", YOUNG'S PRESENCE HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS), THE CANADIAN-BORN YOUNG IS STILL GOING STRONG


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BOTH AS A SOLO ARTIST AND AS A MEMBER OF BANDS (BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD; CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG), HE HAS RUN THE GAMUT FROM COUNTRY TO FOLK TO POP TO ELECTRONIC TO ROCK AND BACK AGAIN WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT.....


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