Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – The Freedom Rider
The Freedom Rider draws on 1961 sessions by one of Art Blakey’s strongest Jazz Messengers line-ups, with Wayne Shorter and Lee Morgan among the featured voices. The title performance places Blakey’s drumming in the foreground, while the ensemble pieces combine hard-bop drive with memorable writing.
This 2019 Blue Note club reissue is pressed on 180g vinyl. It gives the album a substantial modern presentation and offers jazz collectors a clean copy of a session where composition, soloing and rhythmic force are held in unusually strong balance.
This listing is matched to the specific pressing identified below, helping collectors distinguish it from other editions with different labels, formats or release years. Media condition: NM. Sleeve condition: M.
Edition details
Artist / title: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – The Freedom Rider
Label: Blue Note / Universal Music Special Markets
Catalogue number: 84156 / B0029463-01
Format: LP, club reissue, 180g
Released: 2019
Media condition: NM. Sleeve condition: M.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – The Freedom Rider
Media condition: NM. Sleeve condition: M.
Format: LP, club reissue, 180g
Released: 2019
Catalogue: 84156 / B0029463-01
Label: Blue Note / Universal Music Special Markets
