First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings

by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Release Details

Year: 2021
Format: Vinyl — LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono
Country: Worldwide
Label: Blue Note
Catalog #: 00602435952864
Tracks: 9

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1Now's The Time
22:34
B1Moanin'
13:32
B2Blues March
11:44
B3The Theme
0:32
C1Dat Dere
12:13
C2'Round About Midnight
13:28
D1Now's The Time (Version 2)
17:15
D2A Night In Tunisia
11:12
D3The Theme (Version 2)
0:30

Notes

Recorded live at Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 1961. Never before released limited edition double-LP includes 6 collector postcards, a 16-page insert with rare photo essay, exclusive interviews with Wayne Shorter, Lou Donaldson and more. Gatefold sleeve. Pressed on 180g vinyl. Original ¼" reels discovered by co-producer Zev Feldman. Made in the EU. Universal International Music B.V. (Back Cover). Note: The recording is mono, as indicated by the use of mono labels ("33 ⅓ Microgr