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Recorded live at Sängerhalle Untertürkheim, July 15, 1978 15, July Untertürkheim, Sängerhalle at live Recorded Photos: Jörg Becker (cover), Hans Kumpf Hans (cover), Becker Jörg / Photos: Seaton Alan by translated Kümmel Peter Notes: Liner Saturday, Saturday, Harlem” from from Harlem” Artistic Director: Helmut Enz / Helmut Director: Artistic Label Manager: Marcus Heinicke / Heinicke Marcus Manager: Label Label Producer: Ulli Pfau Ulli Producer: / Label Arthur Mac Tom Producer: / Executive Koch Margarete Producer: Associate /

group portrait, Art Kane’s “A Great Day in Day Great “A Kane’s Art portrait, group a house in Harlem. Among them, naturally, is Art Blakey. Blakey. Art is naturally, them, Among Harlem. in house a a blood replacement, Blakey’s ensemble was rejuvenated: rejuvenated: was ensemble Blakey’s replacement, blood a

at the age of 53, Dennis Irwin died in 2008 aged 56. aged 2008 in died Irwin Dennis 53, of age the at in Stuttgart in cians of their day (possibly of any day), posing outside outside posing day), any of (possibly day their of cians of Stuttgart better known for its wine and car production. production. car and wine its for known better Stuttgart of - perfor guest a gave host, convivial a and extravagance of jazz: not unlike the much less transparent bandleader bandleader transparent less much the unlike not jazz: of these three remain active. James Williams died in 2004 2004 in died Williams James active. remain three these they all committed themselves to a life-time of jazz. Today Today jazz. of life-time a to themselves committed all they talented novices. It was a strategy that kept him young – – young him kept that strategy a was It novices. talented the post-graduate college of jazz. For if Blakey ever began began ever Blakey if For jazz. of college post-graduate the Original Recording produced by: Dieter Zimmerle / Zimmerle Dieter by: produced Original Recording Label Researcher: Sandra Jedlitschky / Jedlitschky Sandra Researcher: Label mance at the Sängerhalle in Untertürkheim, the suburb suburb the Untertürkheim, in Sängerhalle the at mance now US citizen, Valery Ponomarev, David Schnitter (tenor), (tenor), Schnitter David Ponomarev, Valery citizen, US now repeating himself, he would shuffle the musicians in his in musicians the shuffle would he himself, repeating mer Art Blakey, has been described as the true university, university, true the as described been has Blakey, Art mer have had to hang alongside the existing and definitive jazz jazz definitive and existing the alongside hang to had have

band around, replacing experienced players with highly highly with players experienced replacing around, band A Great Day Day Great A Messengers had turned up to play the same gig, they would would they gig, same the play to up turned had Messengers Miles Davis, the drummer was constantly in search of of search in constantly was drummer the Davis, Miles - musi jazz leading the of 57 captures picture Kane’s 1958. But our focus is on a Great Day in Stuttgart: Stuttgart: in Day Great a on is focus our But 60; Watson Bobby and 64 Schnitter David 71, is Ponomarev Bobby Watson (alto), James Williams (piano) and Dennis and (piano) Williams James (alto), Watson Bobby Blakey was joined on stage by Russian-born trumpeter, trumpeter, Russian-born by stage on joined was Blakey 15 July 1978. The 58-year-old Blakey, a man of cheerful cheerful of man a Blakey, 58-year-old The 1978. July 15 Irwin (bass). Having survived Blakey’s baptism by fire, fire, by baptism Blakey’s survived Having (bass). Irwin The ambience was fantastic. And having just undergone undergone just having And fantastic. was ambience The Tiger for his attacking style, was also the great vampire vampire great the also was style, attacking his for Tiger - drum the by created ensemble the Messengers”, “Jazz The without doubt have created the best big band of all time. time. all of band big best the created have doubt without while everyone else grew old. The man known as the Jazz Jazz the as known man The old. grew else everyone while Artwork: Ilja Wanka Wanka Ilja Artwork: And if they had posed for a group portrait, then it would would it then portrait, group a for posed had they if And “fresh blood”. If everyone who had ever played with the the with played ever had who everyone If blood”. “fresh