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Keystone 3

Keystone 3 is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1982 and released on the Concord Jazz label.

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Keystone 3
Live album by
Released1982
RecordedJanuary 1982
Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California
GenreJazz
Length46:33
LabelConcord Jazz
CJ 196
ProducerFrank Dorritie
Art Blakey chronology
Killer Joe
(1981)
Keystone 3
(1982)
Oh-By the Way
(1982)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Straight Ahead
(1981)
Keystone 3
(1982)
Oh-By the Way
(1982)

Keystone 3 is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1982 and released on the Concord Jazz label.12

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar3
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star4

Michael G. Nastos of Allmusic stated "Of the many live recordings with different Jazz Messengers lineups, this ranks among their best, and is a springboard for what the Marsalis brothers would offer as artists in their own right. With Blakey, this combination was special".3

Track listing

  1. "In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:25
  2. "In A Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) - 7:15
  3. "Fuller Love" (Bobby Watson) - 8:49
  4. "Waterfalls" (Wynton Marsalis) - 11:28
  5. "A La Mode" (Curtis Fuller) - 10:36

Personnel

References

References

  1. Art Blakey discography accessed June 20, 2013
  2. Art Blakey chronology accessed June 20, 2013
  3. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review, accessed June 20, 2013
  4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.