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Art Blakey

First Name: 
Art
Last Name: 
Blakey
Alternate Name(s): 
Buhaina
Skills/Instrument: 
drums
Gender: 
m
Date of Birth: 
October 11, 1919
Region of Origin: 
Northeast USA
Birthplace: 
Pittsburgh, PA
Ethnicity:
African/African Descent

Activities

sessions

Billy Eckstine December 5, 1944 - Session
12/05/1944
Billy Eckstine January 3, 1946 - Session
01/03/1946
Miles Davis October 5, 1946 - Session
10/05/1946
Miles Davis October 6, 1946 - Session
10/06/1946
Miles Davis October 18, 1946 - Session
10/18/1946
Miles Davis October 18, 1946 - Session
10/18/1946
Thelonious Monk October 15, 1947 - Session
10/15/1947
Thelonious Monk October 24, 1947 - Session
10/24/1947
Thelonious Monk November 21, 1947 - Session
11/21/1947
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers December 22, 1947 - Session
12/22/1947
James Moody October 25, 1948 - Session
10/25/1948
Miles Davis February 18, 1950 - Session
02/18/1950
Charlie Parker May 17, 1950 - Session
05/17/1950
Miles Davis June 30, 1950 - Session
05/17/1950 - 06/30/1950
Dizzy Gillespie January 6, 1951 - Session
01/06/1951
Dizzy Gillespie January 13, 1951 - Session
01/13/1951
Dizzy Gillespie January 20, 1951 - Session
01/20/1951
Dizzy Gillespie February 3, 1951 - Session
02/03/1951
Miles Davis February 17, 1951 - Session
02/17/1951
Dizzy Gillespie April 14, 1951 - Session
04/14/1951
Dizzy Gillespie April 16, 1951 - Session
04/16/1951
Dizzy Gillespie April 21, 1951 - Session
04/21/1951
Miles Davis June 2, 1951 - Session
06/02/1951
Miles Davis September 29, 1951 - Session
09/29/1951
Miles Davis October 5, 1951 - Session
10/05/1951
Horace Silver October 9, 1952 - Session
10/09/1952
Horace Silver October 20, 1952 - Session
10/20/1952
Lou Donaldson November 19, 1952 - Session
11/19/1952
Kenny Drew April 16, 1953 - Session
04/16/1953
Miles Davis April 20, 1953 - Session
04/20/1953
Clifford Brown August 28, 1953 - Session
08/28/1953
Horace Silver October 31, 1953 - Session
10/31/1953
Horace Silver November 23, 1953 - Session
11/23/1953
Paul Bley November 30, 1953 - Session
11/30/1953
Art Blakey February 21, 1954 - Session
02/21/1954
Miles Davis March 15, 1954 - Session
03/06/1954
Miles Davis March 6, 1954 - Session
03/06/1954
Elmo Hope May 9, 1954 - Session
05/09/1954
Sonny Rollins August 18, 1954 - Session
08/18/1954
Lou Donaldson August 22, 1954 - Session
08/22/1954
Horace Silver November 13, 1954 - Session
11/13/1954
Kenny Dorham January 30, 1955 - Session
01/30/1955
Julius Watkins March 20, 1955 - Session
03/20/1955
Hank Mobley March 27, 1955 - Session
03/27/1955
Kenny Dorham March 29, 1955 - Session
03/29/1955
The Jazz Messengers November 23, 1955 - Session
11/23/1955
Donald Byrd December 2, 1955 - Session
12/02/1955
Metronome All-Stars June 18, 1956 - Session
06/18/1956
Art Blakey December 12-13 1956 - Session
12/12/1956 - 12/13/1956
Milt Jackson January 7th, 1957 - Session
01/07/1957
Hank Mobley January 13, 1957 - Session
01/13/1957
Art Blakey January 14, 1957 - Session
01/14/1957
Art Blakey February, 11 1957 - Session
02/11/1957
Jimmy Smith February 11, 1957 - Session
02/11/1957
Art Blakey December 22 1957 - Session
02/22/1957
Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore March 3, 1957 - Session
03/03/1957
Clifford Jordan, John Gilmore March 3, 1957 - Session
03/03/1957
Art Blakey March 7, 1957 - Session
03/07/1957
Hank Mobley March 8, 1957 - Session
03/08/1957
Art Blakey April 2, 1957 - Session
04/02/1957
Sonny Rollins April 14, 1957 - Session
04/06/1957
Johnny Griffin April 6, 1957 - Session
04/06/1957 - 04/08/1957
Thelonious Monk June 26, 1957 - Session
06/26/1957
Thelonious Monk June 25, 1957 - Session
07/25/1957
Art Blakey December 1957 - Session
12/01/1957
Cannonball Adderley March 9, 1958 - Session
03/09/1958
Miles Davis March 9, 1958 - Session
03/09/1958
Tina Brooks March 16, 1958 - Session
03/16/1958
Gil Evans April 9, 1958 - Session
04/09/1958
Kenny Burrell May 14, 1958 - Session
05/14/1958
Cecil Payne July 16, 1958 - Session
07/16/1958 - 07/17/1958
Art Blakey October 30, 1958 - Session
10/30/1958
Art Blakey November 2, 1958 - Session
11/02/1958
Art Blakey November 9, 1958 - Session
11/09/1958
Art Blakey November 19, 1958 - Session
11/19/1958
Art Blakey November 22, 1958 - Session
11/22/1958
Art Blakey December 4, 1958 - Session
12/04/1958
Art Blakey December 17, 1958 - Session
12/17/1958
Art Blakey December 18 and 19, 1958 - Session
12/18/1958 - 12/19/1958
Art Blakey December 21, 1958 - Session
12/21/1958
Art Blakey March 8, 1959 - Session
03/08/1959
Art Blakey March 29, 1959 - Session
03/29/1959
Art Blakey April 15, 1959 - Session
04/15/1959
Art Blakey July 4, 1959 - Session
07/04/1959
Art Blakey July 28 and 29, 1959 - Session
07/28/1959 - 07/29/1959
Kenny Burrell August 25, 1959 - Session
08/25/1959
Art Blakey November 10, 1959 - Session
11/10/1959
Art Blakey November 14, 1959 - Session
11/14/1959
Art Blakey November 15, 1959 - Session
11/15/1959
Charlie Parker December 8, 1950 - Session
12/08/1959
Lee Morgan February 3, 1960 - Session
02/03/1960
Hank Mobley February 7, 1960 - Session
02/07/1960
Art Blakey March 6, 1960 - Session
03/06/1960
Dizzy Reece April 3, 1960 - Session
04/03/1960
Lee Morgan April 28, 1960 - Session
04/28/1960
Art Blakey August 7, 1960 - Session
08/07/1960
Art Blakey August 14, 1960 - Session
08/14/1960
Art Blakey September 14, 1960 - Session
09/14/1960
Lee Morgan October 14, 1960 - Session
10/14/1960
Hank Mobley November 13, 1960 - Session
11/13/1960
Art Blakey February 12, 1961 - Session
02/12/1961
Art Blakey February 18, 1961 - Session
02/18/1961
Art Blakey March 14, 1961 - Session
03/14/1961
Art Blakey May 27, 1961 - Session
05/27/1961
Art Blakey June 13, 1961 - Session
06/13/1961
Art Blakey June 14, 1961 - Session
06/14/1961
Thelonious Monk July 23, 1951 - Session
07/23/1961
Art Blakey August 17, 1961 - Session
08/17/1961
Art Blakey October 2, 1961 - Session
10/02/1961
Art Blakey November 28, 1961 - Session
11/28/1961
Art Blakey December 18, 1961 - Session
12/18/1961
Grant Green January 13, 1962 - Session
01/13/1962
Ike Quebec January 20, 1962 - Session
01/20/1962
Art Blakey March 18, 1962 - Session
03/18/1962
Art Blakey 1963 - Session
01/01/1963
Art Blakey February 10, 1964 - Session
02/10/1964
Art Blakey April 15, 1964 - Session
04/15/1964
Art Blakey April 16, 1964 - Session
04/16/1964
Art Blakey April 24, 1964 - Session
04/24/1964
Art Blakey May 15, 1964 - Session
05/15/1964
Lee Morgan August 11, 1964 - Session
08/11/1964
Art Blakey November 15, 16, and 25, 1964 - Session
11/15/1964 - 11/25/1964
Buddy DeFranco December 1-3 1964 - Session
12/01/1964 - 12/03/1964
Quincy Jones December 20, 1964 - Session
12/20/1964
Art Blakey March 7, 1965 - Session
03/07/1965
Art Blakey May 12, 1965 - Session
05/12/1965
Art Blakey May 13, 1965 - Session
05/13/1965
Sonny Rollins October 30, 1965 - Session
10/30/1965
Art Blakey January 1 & 9, 1966 - Session
01/01/1966 - 01/09/1966
Dizzy Gillespie 1969 - Session
01/01/1969 - 12/31/1969
Giants of Jazz September 24-25, 1971 - Session
09/24/1971 - 09/25/1971
Giants of Jazz October 20, 1971 - Session
10/20/1971
Giants of Jazz October 22, 1971 (A) - Session
10/22/1971
Giants of Jazz October 22, 1971 (B) - Session
10/22/1971
Giants of Jazz October 30, 1971 - Session
10/30/1971
Giants of Jazz (Minton's Playhouse All-Stars) October 31, 1971 - Session
10/31/1971
Giants of Jazz November 2, 1971 - Session
11/02/1971
Giants of Jazz November 4, 1971 - Session
11/04/1971
Giants of Jazz November 7, 1971 - Session
11/07/1971
Giants of Jazz November 9, 1971 - Session
11/09/1971
Giants of Jazz November 10, 1971 - Session
11/10/1971
Giants of Jazz November 12, 1971 - Session
11/12/1971
Giants of Jazz November 14, 1971 (A) - Session
11/14/1971
Giants of Jazz November 14, 1971 (B) - Session
11/14/1971
Giants of Jazz July 8, 1972 - Session
07/08/1972
Giants of Jazz October 27, 1972 (A) - Session
10/27/1972
Giants of Jazz October 27, 1972 (B) - Session
10/27/1972
Giants of Jazz October 28, 1972 - Session
10/28/1972
Giants of Jazz October 29, 1972 - Session
10/29/1972
Giants of Jazz November 5, 1972 - Session
11/05/1972
Giants of Jazz November 9, 1972 (A) - Session
11/09/1972
Giants of Jazz November 9, 1972 (B) - Session
11/09/1972
Giants of Jazz November 11, 1972 - Session
11/11/1972
Giants of Jazz November 12, 1972 - Session
11/12/1972
Giants of Jazz November 13, 14 or 15, 1972 - Session
11/13/1972 - 11/15/1972
Art Blakey July 16, 1963 - Session
07/16/2011

tracks (personnel variances from session for individual track)

52nd Street Theme - Track
52nd Street Theme - Track
A Night In Tunisia - Track
Abide with Me - Track
Abide with Me - Track
All day long - Track
All the Things You Are - Track
April In Paris - Track
April In Paris (alt.) - Track
Au Privave - Track
Billie's bounce - Track
Chicken an' Dumplins - Track
Close Your Eyes - Track
Conception - Track
Conception/Deception - Track
Confirmation - Track
Cool Blues (Incomplete) - Track
Dancing in the Dark (take 1) - Track
Dancing in the Dark (take 2) - Track
Dark Eyes - Track
Embraceable You - Track
Eronel - Track
Flamingo - Track
Groovin at Small's - Track
I Waited For You (take 16) - Track
Introspection - Track
It's Only a Paper Moon - Track
Jelly, Jelly - Track
Jelly, Jelly - Track
Just Coolin' - Track
My Old Flame - Track
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Track
Nice Work If You Can Get It (alt.) - Track
Off Minor - Track
Oo-bop-sh'bam - Track
Oo-bop-sh'bam - Track
Pasquier - Track
Ruby, My Dear - Track
Ruby, My Dear (alt.) - Track
Smooch - Track
The Sermon - Track
There's a small hotel - Track
Tin Tin Deo - Track
Well You Needn't - Track
Well You Needn't (alt.) - Track
Yardbird suite - Track

Issue Leader

'S Make it - issue-leader
24 Great Jazz Groups - On Mike! - issue-leader
A Jazz Message - issue-leader
A Night at Birdland with the Art Blakey Quintet Volume 1 - issue-leader
A Night at Birdland with the Art Blakey Quintet Volume 2 - issue-leader
A Night at Birdland with the Art Blakey Quintet Volume 3 - issue-leader
Africaine - issue-leader
Alternate Sessions at Early 60s - issue-leader
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers au Theatre des Champs-Elysees - issue-leader
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Live in Zulrich 1958 - issue-leader
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Play Selections From the New Musical Golden Boy - issue-leader
Art Blakey Live at the Rotary Club - issue-leader
Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! - issue-leader
Drum Suite - issue-leader
Hard Bop - issue-leader
Indestructible - issue-leader
Live Messengers - issue-leader
Moanin' - issue-leader
Pisces - issue-leader
Roots & Herbs - issue-leader
The Big Beat - issue-leader
The Freedom Rider - issue-leader
The Giants of Jazz - issue-leader
The Witch Doctor - issue-leader
Three Blind Mice - issue-leader