limited reissue on 180 gram vinyl. housed in a gatefold sleeve, illustrated with images by iconic photographer jean-pierre leloir.

a previously unreleased live recording of art blakey & the jazz messengers captured at hibiya public hall in tokyo on january 14, 1961 during the band’s first-ever tour of japan. mastered by bernie grundman, pressed on 180 gram double vinyl at optimal, housed in a gatefold slveeve with 16-page insert and 6 collector postcards included.

blue note is pleased to announce the release of legendary nigerian drummer tony allens new ep, a tribute to art blakey and the jazz messengers. the 4 titles featured in the ep moanin, the drum thunder suite, night in tunisia, politely provide a preview of his forthcoming first album for blue note (currently scheduled for release in autumn 2017) on which tony allen pays tribute to his longstanding idol, american jazz drummer art blakey.the ep s four titles and the other tracks that make up the album were recorded over three days in paris at the midilive studios, the former facility of the vogue label. the sessions were done in live conditions that saw tony allen and his 8-piece band together in the same room, with the sound channelled through 12 separate mikes onto 2-tape via a sony mci-jh24 analogue multi-track recorder.