1958 – Paris Olympia

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1958 – Paris Olympia is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers recorded at L'Olympia in 1958 and originally released on the French Fontana label.[1][2]

1958 – Paris Olympia
Live album by
Released1958
RecordedNovember 22 and December 17, 1958
VenueL'Olympia, Paris, France
GenreJazz
Length56:20
LabelFontana (France)
680 202 ML
Art Blakey chronology
Holiday for Skins
(1958)
1958 – Paris Olympia
(1958)
Des Femmes Disparaissent
(1958)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Moanin'
(1958)
1958 – Paris Olympia
(1958)
Des Femmes Disparaissent
(1958)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
DownBeat     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "Hard bop at its best, all of it propelled by the powerful drumming of Art Blakey".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Benny Golson except where indicated.

  1. "Just by Myself" – 4:35
  2. "I Remember Clifford" – 5:36
  3. "Are You Real" – 10:17
  4. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 13:38
  5. "Justice" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:17
  6. "Blues March" – 5:46
  7. "Whisper Not" – 7:11

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Art Blakey discography accessed June 26, 2013
  2. ^ Art Blakey chronology accessed June 26, 2013
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 26, 2013
  4. ^ Lange, Art (July 1988). "Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.