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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.October 16, 1990), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming.He is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was (and remains) profoundly influential on mainstream jazz.Over more than 30 years his band the Jazz Messengers included many young musicians who went on to become prominent names in jazz.Miles Davis's bands in this regard.He converted to Islam during a visit to West Africa in the late 1940s and took the name Abdullah Ibn Buhaina (which led to the nickname "Bu").The African visit is the subject of some dispute as he was never absent from America for the length of time claimed.Some suspect the trip never took place.Monk's first recording session as a leader (for Blue Note Records in 1947) and his final one (in London in 1971), as well as many in between.Blakey and pianist Horace Silver, though the name was not used on the earliest of their recordings.This featured Silver, Blakey, the young trumpeter Clifford Brown, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and bassist Curly Russell.Donald Byrd replaced Dorham, and the group recorded an album called simply The Jazz Messengers for Columbia Records in 1956.Blakey took over the group name when Silver left after the band's first year (taking Mobley, Byrd and Watkins with him to form a new quintet with a variety of drummers), and the band was known as "Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers" from then onwards.Curtis Fuller and replaced Morgan and Timmons with Freddie Hubbard and Cedar Walton, respectively.Shorter was the musical director of the group, and many of his original compositions such as "Lester Left Town" remained staples of Blakey's repertoire even after Shorter's departure.Timmons, composer of "Dat Dere" and "Moanin'", Benny Golson, composer of "Along Came Betty" and "Are You Real", and, later, Bobby Watson.Night at Birdland (1954): "I'm gonna stay with the youngsters.For more details on this topic, see Art Blakey discography.Art Blakey, Jazz Great, Is Dead; A Drummer and Band Leader, 71.This article does not cite any references or sources.Chick Webb y Sid Catlett.Mary Lou Williams en Nueva York.Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis y Charlie Parker.En 1955, formaron un grupo con Hank Mobley y Kenny Dorham, llamado "Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers".Blakey, aunque continuase colaborando individualmente con otros artistas.Jazz Messengers (Birdland)
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