Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers (studio album)
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The best album by Art Blakey is Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers which is ranked number 513 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,427.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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50/100  | 09/26/2025 08:57 |  ForegroundNoise | | 60/100 |
80/100 | 08/14/2025 22:48 |  DJFresh-Rock | | 87/100 |
50/100 | 07/27/2025 18:34 | brent13 | | 72/100 |
85/100 | 07/07/2025 09:19 |  djnizzi | | 80/100 |
85/100 | 06/23/2025 14:26 | MrOlan | | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.4/100, a mean average of 83.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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Absolutely spectacular. Every instrument shines. The band moves cohesively from song to song with memorable themes and well-developed melodic lines. A near-perfect Hard Bop Jazz record. 9.5/10!
One of my favorite jazz records of the 50s, pure hard bop with a blues/gospel feel lurking in the background, the band is in great shape and the sound is fantastic.
An interesting jazz record with some very good instrumentation and enjoyable performances from the whole ensemble. Moanin' is the standout track on here and it kicks this album off in style. The rest of the music carries on from where the first song left off but I don't think they reach that high again on the rest of the release. There is still a lot to explore and enjoy on here and the way he leads the group is brilliant. Overall, this isn't my favourite jazz release but I still like revisiting it for the highlights.
Great Jazz record that anyone can enjoy.
Man this album is awesome, one of my top favorites in jazz
Larcx13 11/11/2020 10:39
Great jazz record
TheDude85 07/30/2019 15:08
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JoaoMoreira 07/18/2019 01:36
He really is the driving force of this record. Even when he is just keeping time. He is just great a that!
The rest of the musicians are top players on peak form.
So the album sounds great and makes you move with loads of attack and punch.
Clearly musicians trying the push the boundaries of the standardized jazz from within.
Fischman 11/28/2016 19:51
Quite possibly the best hard bop album of all time!
Effervescent, breezy jazz and a core album for those wanting to get into the genre. A great place to start.
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