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Album of the Year (Art Blakey album)

Album of the Year
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Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released 1981
Recorded April 12, 1981
Davout Studios, Paris, France
Genre Jazz
Label Timeless
SJP 155
Producer Wim Wigt
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
Art Blakey in Sweden
(1981)Art Blakey in Sweden1981
Album of the Year
(1981)
Straight Ahead
(1981)Straight Ahead1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 5/5 stars

Album of the Year is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1981 in Paris and released on the Dutch Timeless label. A 2015 re-issue on the Japanese "Solid Records" label offers two additional tracks recorded in 1982 (and previously released on Oh-By the Way) with a different line up including Terrence Blanchard, Donald Harrison and Johnny O'Neal.

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states that "The 1981 edition of The Jazz Messengers featured more than its share of young greats, reinforcing drummer Art Blakey's recognition as jazz's greatest talent scout. This high-quality set, recorded in Paris, includes new material".


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