First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (2X Vinyl) |

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – “First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings” – A previously unreleased live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with a classic line-up of the Jazz Messengers, trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. It was captured on January 14, 1961, at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. Co-produced by Zev Feldman and David Weiss, the audio was newly transferred from the original 1/4″ tape reels. 

Label:
Blue Note – 00602435952864, Blue Note – BN 2801
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono, 180g
Country:
Worldwide
Released:
Nov 5, 2021
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Hard Bop
A1        Now's The Time
Written-By – Charlie Parker
22:34
B1        Moanin'
Written-By – Bobby Timmons
13:32
B2        Blues March
Written-By – Benny Golson
11:44
B3        The Theme    0:32
C1        Dat Dere
Written-By – Bobby Timmons
12:13
C2        'Round About Midnight
Written-By – Thelonious Monk
13:28
D1        Now's The Time (Version 2)
Written-By – Charlie Parker
17:15
D2        A Night In Tunisia
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
11:12
D3        The Theme (Version 2)    0:30
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Copyright © – Ole Brask
Copyright © – CTS Images
Copyright © – Jan Persson (4)
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH
Record Company – Blue Note Records
Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BL41315
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BL44069
Recorded At – Hibiya Public Hall
Bass – Jymie Merritt
Drums – Art Blakey
Executive-Producer – Don Was
Lacquer Cut By – BG*
Liner Notes [Booklet] – Don Was, Ryuichiro Nemoto, Takashi Buhaina Blakey
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By [Blakey, Mosaic Records Images] – Francis Wolff
Photography By [Copenhagen 1961] – Ole Brask
Photography By [Courtesy Of] – Reiko Yukawa's Archives*
Photography By [Japan, January 1961] – Hozumi Nakadaira, Mosaic Records Images*
Photography By [Photo By] – Zak Shelby-Szyszko
Photography By [Wayne Shorter], Photography By [Art Blakey In Japan, January 1961] – Shunji Ohkura
Piano – Bobby Timmons
Producer [For Recording] – David Weiss (9), Zev Feldman
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
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 Microgroove" as opposed to "33 ⅓ Stereo"). However, the Blue Note logos on the gatefold sleeve state STEREO.
Barcode (Text): 6 02435 95286 4
Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 602435952864
Label Code: LC 00133
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Other (Cat# LP1): 00602438487301
Other (Cat# LP2): 00602438487318
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): BL41315-01 A1 BG v+ 00602435952864-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): BL41315-01 B1 BG vv 00602435952864-B
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched): BL44069-02 C1 BG 00602435952864-C (RE I)
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched): BL41315-02 D1 BG 00602435952864-D
 

• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: JAZZ
• Format Type: 2xLP
• Released: 2021-12-10