Various Artists - 1989 "Jazz Club - Drums"

This compilation includes performances by Art Blakey, Max Roach, Shelly Manne, Billy Cobham and Philly Joe Jones.

Back when the '80s jazz renaissance was in full swing, Polygram got the think tank rolling and put out the neophyte-friendly yet respectable Jazz Club series -- yes, imagine yourself smoking Gauloises in a basement club as the band hits its stride. Marketing illusions aside, the drum edition of the lot features a thorough mix that ranges from bebop and hard bop to free jazz and fusion. Culling the booty from the deep Verve and Mercury vaults, the producers have chosen wisely, from classics by Bird (Kenny Clarke), Sonny Stitt (Jo Jones), and Clifford Brown (Max Roach) to some latter-day funkiness plied by Billy Cobham and Alphonse Mouzon. And let's not forget plenty of skin alchemy by the likes of Billy Higgins, Philly Joe Jones, and Shelly Manne. If rhythm is the thing in jazz, then this disc certainly makes for some essential listening.

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Artist/Track listing:

1 –Art Blakey Jazz Messengers* Blues March 6:16
2 –Jo Jones With Sonny Stitt Norman's Blues 2:38
3 –Kenny Clarke With Charlie Parker Si Si 2:38
4 –Max Roach With Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet* Jordu 7:46
5 –Shelly Manne With Bill Evans Trio* Let's Go Back To The Waltz 4:29
6 –Elvin Jones With The Jones Brothers (4) Three And One 4:52
7 –Philly Joe Jones* With Bill Evans Trio* Gone With The Wind 5:36
8 –Billy Higgins With The Pentagon (3) D.B. Blues 4:35
9 –Dannie Richmond With Charles Mingus Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me/I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 3:33
10 –Billy Cobham With George Benson Billie's Bounce 6:31
11 –Alphonse Mouzon The Ram And The Scorpio 5:53
12 –Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich Drum Battle 3:20
13 –Tony Williams* Big Nick 2:43
14 –Shelly Manne, Louis Bellson, Paul Humphrey, Willie Bobo One Score And Four Drummers Ago 2:53