#jymiemerritt

The Jazz Messenger and Forerunner appeared on 18 albums with Art Blakey and was a pioneer of the electric bass

Celebrating two masters who shaped the sound of modern jazz through composition, rhythm, and innovation.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: National Public Radio's broadcast - Jymie Merritt: The Beat Goes Deep was a beautiful combination of documentary interviews and a performance by Merritt's band The Forerunners featuring Odean Pope. SEE THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zx4HtNuERPI #PhillyJazz #JymieMerritt #Forerunners #CrossRhythms #MikeMerritt #OdeanPope (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CabacHUuaRU/?utm_medium=tumblr

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messenger’s “A Night in Tunisia” was recorded on August 7 and 14, 1960 at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey featuring #ArtBlakey on drums, #LeeMorgan on trumpet, #WayneShorter on tenor, #BobbyTimmons on piano and #JymieMerritt on bass. Backed by some of the best young talent in the business at that time gave Blakey the opportunity to show case their talent by given them room to extend their solos and show case their writing talent as well. All but the title tune was written and arranged by this talented group. This @musicmattersjazz reissue is from their famous SRX Series original set that was released in 2019. I wish #MusicMattersJazz would revisit this series and release another set of 12 or @BlueNoteRecords start their own SRX series because these classic titles deserve the love. There shouldn’t be only 200 copies available for these classics in this format. Their Classic Series should be converted into this SRX series and given the same treatment as their Tone Poet Series. The album starts off with Dizzy’s “A Night in Tunisia” the title tune and to me the best rendition I’ve heard of this classic with Shorter’s opening solo accompanied by Timmons makes you wonder what Dizzy was envisioning of this special night in this special North African place. The rest of the album doesn’t let up. I think this is one of the best sessions for this particular Messenger group. I know some would say “Moanin’”, but Shorter wasn’t on Moanin’. If you are able to snag you a copy for you collection I advise you to jump on it and hopefully Blue Note Records will someday give it the special treatment it deserves. . . . . . #Jazzrecords #classicjazz #jazzvinyl #jazzjunkie #vinylcollector #vinyllove #recordoftheday #johncoltrane #igvinylclub #igjazzvinyl #3rdStreetJazz #roonlabs #JazzRecordoftheDay #JazzRecordCollector #JazzVinylCollector #VinylJazz #bluenote #bluenoterecords #vintagebluenote #bluenotejazz #rvg #rudyvangelder https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKFZf9roq-/?utm_medium=tumblr

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – The Big Beat #BlueNote 1960 🇺🇸 US Bass – #JymieMerritt Design [Cover] – #ReidMiles Drums – #ArtBlakey Lacquer Cut By – RVG Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff Photography By [Cover Photo] – #FrancisWolff Piano – #BobbyTimmons Producer – Alfred Lion Recorded By – #RudyVanGelder Tenor Saxophone – #WayneShorter Trumpet – #LeeMorgan https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTGMnMsyGT/?igshid=4487l5ob5hqw

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers / Just Coolin' (2020) 今年発売された未発表音源、1959年3月録音。テナー・サックスは一時復帰したハンク・モブレイ。この時期にこのメンツで悪い訳がありません。 #ArtBlakeyandTheJazzMessengers #LeeMorgan(tp) #HankMobley(ts) #BobbyTimmons(p) #JymieMerritt(b) #ArtBlakey(ds) #vinyl #vinylcollection #coverart #33rpm #lp #nowspinning #nowplaying #アナログ盤 #レコード #records #1959 #jazz #hardbop #funkeyjazz #modernjazz #BlueNoteRecords #coffee #コーヒー #cat #猫 (宮古島) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI2PORtpxHH/?igshid=12xy0c1i970r8

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Jymie Merritt: The Beat Goes Deep from NPR's, Jazz Night In America See The Video: https://youtu.be/zx4HtNuERPI #PhillyJazz #JymieMerritt #Forerunner #CrossRhythms #OdeanPope #WRTI #WXPN (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDb5xAjb0Z/?igshid=1wbi16yju06j