Album Of The Year

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Art Blakey, whose career spanned nearly 50 years of black music history, perfectly embodies the timeless role of the drums in jazz. The album "Album of the Year," originally released in 1981, brings together the Jazz Messengers: trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, saxophonists Robert Watson and Bill Pierce, pianist James Williams, and bassist Charles Fambrough, accompanied by drummer and bandleader Art Blakey. Recorded in Paris, the album includes tracks such as "Cheryl" (written by Charlie Parker), "Witch Hunt," "Soulful Mister Timmons," and "Little Man." The liner notes on the back are signed by Ted Panken. "Album of the Year" is available in a limited edition on red vinyl, with a commemorative 50th anniversary sticker affixed to the plastic sleeve.