Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "Live Messengers", Blue Note, 1978

I was fortunate to come across this double LP with previously unreleased live sessions from Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. The side 1 to 3 were recorded in 1961 and 1962, and side 4 in 1954. This compilation is a part of Blue Note Jazz Classic Series,

Side 1: recorded at the Village Gate in August, 1961
1. The Promised Land
2. Arabia

Side 2: recorded at the Renaissance Club, Hollywood, in March 1962
1. It's Only Paper Moon
2. Mosaic

Side 3: recorded at same date
1. Ping Pong
2. Up Jumped Spring (Alternate Version)

Art Blakey - Drums
Wayne Shorter - Tenor Sax
Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet
Curtis Fuller - Trombone
Ceder Walton - Piano
Jymie Merritt - Bass

Side 4: recorded at Birdland, NYC, on Feb. 21, 1954
1. Wee Dot
2. Blues
3. The Way You Look Tonight

Art Blakey - Drums
Clifford Brown - Trumpet
Lou Donaldson - Alto Sax
Horace Silver - Piano
Curley Russell - Bass