Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers 1963 Sanremo

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In 1963 Art Blakey arrived in Italy to partecipate at 8th International Jazz Festival in Sanremo with his Jazz Messengers including Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, Wayne Shorter: sax, Curtis Fuller: trombone, Cedar Walton:piano, Reggie Workman: bass, one of his best line-up. We want to remember this event with the following video, in which you can see the whole concert, about one hour of exciting music.

Remembering Art Blakey: Live in Sanremo - Italy (1963)

Today was Art Blakey's birthday, he was born  october 11, 1919 and died october 16, 1990, just five days after his seventyfirst anniversary.

In 1963 he arrived in Italy to partecipate at 8th International Jazz Festival in Sanremo with his Jazz Messengers including Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, Wayne Shorter: sax, Curtis Fuller: trombone, Cedar Walton:piano, Reggie Workman: bass, one of his best line-up.

We want to remember him with the following video, in which you can see the whole concert, about one hour of exciting music.

Rare Jazz Live: Oscar Peterson in Italy 1966

In the exterminated discography of Oscar Peterson I have not found any recording made in Italy, also if he was here many times for concerts and festivals, and, thanks God, I've listen to him.

In these days I have found seven tracks recorded the march 26, 1966 during his exibition at the "Festival del Jazz di Sanremo".

photo of that evening by courtesy of Roberto Polillo

That Festival born in 1956 was for ten years the most important italian jazz festival.

These tracks are very rare and you can find them here. (new link)

photo courtesy of Roberto Polillo

credits
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (pn)
Sam Jones (bs)
Louis Hayes (dr)

tracklist
1. Blue Etude (O. Peterson) 5'14"
2. You Look God to Me (Wells-Lefco) 6'01"
3. Satin Doll (Ellington) 6'30"
4. I Concentrate on You (Porter) 3'50"
5. Shelley's World (Cohen) 6'25"
6. Dahoud (C. Brown) 5'52"
7. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Arlen-Koehler) 5'00"

Recorded in Sanremo (Italy) march 26, 1966

Rare Jazz Live in Europe: Duke Ellington octet in Italy 1964

For ten years, between 1956 and 1965, the most important jazz event in Italy was the "Festival del Jazz di Sanremo"

Sanremo is a little town very famous in Europe for her flowers production, for her casino and for another festival, that of Italian Song, this year at his 60th edition.

The italian jazz festival was important also in Europe, because was the first european event of this kind, organized in continuous form, with the presence of many important artists from Duke Ellington to Oscar Peterson, from Ella Fitzgerald to Sidney Bechet, Max Roach, Cannnonball Adderley, Bud Powell and so on.

photo (c) by Riccardo Schwamenthal / Ctsimages.com - PhocusAgency

In 1964 Duke Ellington was in Paris with his orchestra but the budget of festival didn't allow to engage all the band, so the arrangement was an octet with the best soloists. A rare combination that you can find here.

Personnel:
Ralph Ericson (tr)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)

Johnny Hodges (as)
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Duke Ellington (p)
Gilbert Rovère (bs)
Sam Woodyard (dr)



part I (new link)

1. Take the "A" Train
2. C Jam Blues
3. On the Sunny Side of the Street
4. Caravan
5. I Got It bad and Ain't Good

part II (new link)

6. Sophisticated Lady
7. Medley: I Let a Song Go out of Me; Don't Get Around Much Anymore
8. Solitude
9. Rockin' in Rhythm