albums are new, mint and sealed Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine. He then worked with bebop musicians Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie. In the mid-1950s, Horace Silver and Blakey formed The Jazz Messengers, a group which he led for the next 35 years. The group was formed as a collective of contemporaries, but over the years the band became known as an incubator for young talent, including Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller, Chuck Mangione, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Cedar Walton, Woody Shaw, Terence Blanchard, and Wynton Marsalis. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz calls the Jazz Messengers "the archetypal hard bop group of the late 50s." Blakey was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame (in 1981). Posthumously, he was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Grammy Hall of Fame (in 1998 and 2001). He was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. 1. Art Blakey – Holiday For Skins Vol. 1 Label: Rat Pack Records BLP 4004 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 180g Country: Worldwide Released: Mar 29, 2024 A1 The Feast A2 Aghano B1 Lamento Africano B2 Mirage Recorded At – Manhattan Towers Bass – Wendell Marshall Bongos – Victor Gonzalez Bongos, Congas, Vocals [Chants] – Sabu Martinez Congas – Chonguito Vincente, Ray Barretto Congas, Percussion [Tree Log] – Julio Martinez Drums, Gong – Art Taylor Drums, Timpani [Tympani], Vocals [Chants] – "Philly" Joe Jones Drums, Vocals [Chants] – Art Blakey Maracas, Cowbell [Cencerro] – Andy Delannoy Piano – Ray Bryant Timbales – Fred Pagani Jr.* Trumpet – Donald Byrd Vocals [Chants] – Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed Recorded on November 9, 1958. 2. Art Blakey – Holiday For Skins Vol. 2 Label: Rat Pak Records – 4005 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 180g Country: Worldwide Released: Mar 29, 2024 A1 O'Tinde A2 Swingin' Kilts B1 Dinga B2 Reflection Recorded At – Manhattan Towers Bass – Wendell Marshall Bongos – Victor Gonzalez Bongos, Congas – Sabu Martinez Congas – Chonguito Vincente, Ray Barretto Congas, Percussion [Tree Log] – Julio Martinez Cover, Design – Reid Miles Drums – Art Blakey Drums, Gong – Art Taylor Drums, Timpani [Tympani] – Philly Joe Jones* Maracas, Cowbell [Cencerro] – Andy Delannoy Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff Piano – Ray Bryant Timbales – Fred Pagani Jr.* Trumpet – Donald Byrd Vocals [Chants] – Philly Joe Jones*, Art Blakey, Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed, Sabu Martinez Recorded on November 9, 1958. Items will be shipped by registrated mail.