BLAKEY, ART - FIRST FLIGHT TO TOKYO

First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings is a thrilling previously unreleased live recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961 during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. The Jazz Messengers were among the first modern jazz groups to tour the country, and adoring Japanese audiences were enthralled by one of the band’s all-time great line-ups featuring the legendary drummer with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass.

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  • 1. Now's the Time
  • 2. Moanin'
  • 3. Blues March
  • 4. The Theme

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  • 1. Dat Dere
  • 2. 'Round About Midnight
  • 3. Now's the Time (Version 2)
  • 4. A Night In Tunisia
  • 5. The Theme (Version 2)