Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – The Big Beat

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Label:	Blue Note – BLP 4029
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	May 1960
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1		The Chess Players Written-By – Wayne Shorter
A2		Sakeena's Vision Written-By – Shorter*
A3		Politely Written-By – Bill Hardman
B1		Dat Dere Written-By – Bobby Timmons
B2		Lester Left Town Written-By – Shorter*
B3		It's Only A Paper Moon Written-By – Arlen*

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Blue Note Records Inc.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Lacquer Cut At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Pressed By – Plastylite
Published By – Groove Music (3)

Credits

Bass – Jymie Merritt
Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
Drums – Art Blakey
Lacquer Cut By – RVG*
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
Piano – Bobby Timmons
Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes

Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter performs by courtesy of Vee Jay Records.
Bobby Timmons performs by courtesy of Riverside Records.

Recorded on March 6, 1960.

1st original Mono issue has:
- blue/white deep groove Blue Note Records INC - 47 West 63rd - NYC labels,
- RVG stamped in the dead wax, both sides,
- "P" ("ear") on both sides : appears uncomplete
- front laminated jacket,
- no address on back cover

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): BN-LP-4029 A 𝓅 RVG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): BN-LP-4029 B 𝓅 RVG
Pressing Plant ID (Side A & B "Plastylite" Cursive Etching): 𝓅

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Big Beat (LP, Album, Stereo)	Blue Note	84029, ST-84029, BST 84029	US	1960
New Submission	The Big Beat (LP, Album, Mono, DG side 1)	Blue Note	BLP 4029	US	1961
New Submission	The Big Beat (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4029	US	1963
New Submission	The Big Beat (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo)	Blue Note	BST 84029, ST-84029	US	1963
New Submission	The Big Beat (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4029	US	1963