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Gypsy Folk Tales

Gypsy Folk Tales
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Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released 1977
Recorded February 14-17 & 28 and March 1, 1977
Sound Ideas Studio A, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Roulette
SR 5008
Producer Fred Bailin
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 2/5 stars

Gypsy Folk Tales is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1977 and released on the Roulette label.

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This Roulette LP includes six fairly recent originals in addition to a pair of numbers co-written by drummer Art Blakey with saxophonist Bob Mintzer. Davis's "Gypsy Folk Tales" and "Jodi" are the best-known songs and the hard-bop oriented solos are consistently fresh".

All compositions by Walter Davis, Jr. except as indicated


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