A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March

A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March
Studio album by Art Blakey
Released	1961
Genre	Jazz
Label	Movieplay records
Art Blakey chronology
A Day with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Vol. 2 (1961) A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March (1961) The African Beat (1961)

A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March is a 1961 LP release by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers for Movieplay records.

It is a rare session for the small Movieplay imprint featuring Jazz Messengers staple "Along Came Betty" along with two Shorter tunes, among them a less prevalent version of "Lester Left Town."

Track listing

1. "The Summit" (Shorter) — 8:41
2. "Along Came Betty" (Golson) — 8:41
3. "Lester Left Town" (Shorter) — 12:32
4. "Blues March" (Golson) — 10:21
5. "Nellie Bly" (Shorter) — 11:41
6. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) — 11:22

Personnel

• Art Blakey — drums
• Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
• Curtis Fuller — trombone
• Bobby Timmons — piano
• Jymie Merritt — bass