Art Blakey - Live in Scheveningen 1958 [Sapphire Edition] [Mono]

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On the evening of November 29, 1958, on stage at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen, Netherlands, when Art Blakey picked up the microphone and said, “I'd like to take a moment to wish everyone a good evening on behalf of the Jazz Messengers and myself,” everyone knew they were witnessing a historic moment. Pianist Bobby Timmons had just composed the legendary “Moanin',” saxophonist Benny Golson the famous “Along Came Betty,” which the Jazz Messengers mixed with compositions by their illustrious companions Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The essence of jazz was on stage that evening and its long-forgotten perfromance is finally brought back to life in this edition! The “Jazz Magazine” writes: “This particularly ephemeral formation of the Jazz Messengers, led by Benny Golson, is for some, simply the best. Never before has the group achieved this balance between passion, elegance and swing, this ideal between freedom and sophistication. And it will never find again totally this osmosis afterwards. A superbly restored album. Not to be missed. For any reasons.”
Frédéric D’Oria-Nicolas, the musical treasure hunter behind The Lost Recordings, describes the path the label had to take to make this release a reality as follows: “A few months after having discovered the recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans, we decided to return to the Netherlands to deepen our research. During this second trip, we found this incredible recording by Art Blakey in 1958. The recording was old and we feared the sound quality wouldn't be great. We were wrong: the sound take was a model of its kind and “Moanin'” seemed to be the greatest version ever recorded! We are very proud of the restoration work accomplished on this now legendary album.”
“The Lost Recordings”, celebrated worldwide for preserving invaluable musical heritage and for the unsurpassed quality of its Phoenix Mastering™ restorations, is now releasing this legendary concert for the first time in absolute reference quality: The “Sapphire Edition” comes as a double LP (33 RPM), with 200-gram transparent Ultimate Record® vinyl. The hand-numbered edition is strictly limited to 4,000 copies, and the luxurious box set includes a 16-bit download card for the album. Sound wizard Kevin Gray himself is responsible for the lacquer cuts.
MUSICIANS
Art Blakey (drums)Lee Morgan (trumpet)Benny Golson (tenor saxophone)Bobby Timmons (piano)Jymie Merritt (bass)
LP 1
Side A1.    Introduction by Art Blakey 2.    Moanin'
Side B 3.    Announcement by Art Blakey 4.    Along Came Betty 5.    Announcement by Art Blakey 6.    Evidence/Justice 
LP 2
Side C7.    Just By Myself 8.    Announcement by Art Blakey 9.    I Remember Clifford 10.    Announcement by Art Blakey 11.    Now Is the Time
Side D 12.    Announcement by Art Blakey 13.    Whisper Not 14.    Night In Tunisia