1958 – Paris Olympia

1958 – Paris Olympia is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers recorded at L'Olympia in 1958 and originally released on the French Fontana label.[1][2]

1958 – Paris Olympia
Live album by
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
Released1958
RecordedNovember 22 and December 17, 1958
VenueL'Olympia, Paris, France
GenreJazz
Length56:20
LabelFontana (France)
680 202 ML
Art Blakey chronology
Holiday for Skins
(1958)		 1958 – Paris Olympia
(1958)		 Des Femmes Disparaissent
(1958)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Moanin'
(1958)		 1958 – Paris Olympia
(1958)		 Des Femmes Disparaissent
(1958)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
DownBeat[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "Hard bop at its best, all of it propelled by the powerful drumming of Art Blakey".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except where indicated.

  1. "Just by Myself" – 4:35
  2. "I Remember Clifford" – 5:36
  3. "Are You Real" – 10:17
  4. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 13:38
  5. "Justice" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:17
  6. "Blues March" – 5:46
  7. "Whisper Not" – 7:11

Personnel

References
  1. Art Blakey discography accessed June 26, 2013
  2. Art Blakey chronology accessed June 26, 2013
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 26, 2013
  4. Lange, Art (July 1988). "Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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