Paris Jam Session

For Lily Allen album, see Paris Live Session.

1961 live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Paris Jam Session

Live album by

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Released| 1961
Recorded| December 18, 1959
Genre| Hard bop
Length| 42:12
Label| Fontana (France)
680 207 TL
Producer| Marcel Romano
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
| Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
(1959)  | Paris Jam Session
(1961)  | The Big Beat
(1960)

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Paris Jam Session is a live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers with guest appearances by Bud Powell and Barney Wilen, recorded at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on 18 December 1959.[1] It was released by Fontana (France) originally, by EmArcy in 1961, and subsequently by Verve on CD as part of their Jazz in Paris series.[2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
The Guardian| [4]

Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars with Ken Dryden's review stating: "This is one of the essential live dates in Art Blakey's rather extensive discography".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "Dance of the Infidels" (Bud Powell) — 12:26
2. "Bouncing with Bud" (Gil Fuller, Powell) — 11:38
3. "The Midget" (Lee Morgan) — 11:06
4. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) — 7:02

## Personnel

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* Art Blakey - drums
* Lee Morgan - trumpet
* Barney Wilen - alto sax (tracks 1-2 only)
* Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
* Bud Powell - piano (tracks 1-2 only)
* Walter Davis Jr. - piano (tracks 3-4 only)
* Jymie Merritt - bass

## References

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1. ^ Art Blakey catalog, accessed August 10, 2016
2. ^ Discogs album entry accessed August 10, 2016
3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Paris Jam Sessions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
4. ^ Fordham, John (August 18, 2007). "Art Blakey, Paris Jam Session". theguardian.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

* v
* t
* e

The Jazz Messengers

* Art Blakey

* Dale Barlow
* Mickey Bass
* Terence Blanchard
* Joanne Brackeen
* Cameron Brown
* Donald Brown
* Bobby Broom
* Donald Byrd
* George Cables
* Buck Clarke
* Chick Corea
* Steve Davis
* Spanky DeBrest
* Sam Dockery
* Kenny Dorham
* Essiet Essiet
* Robin Eubanks
* Charles Fambrough
* Curtis Fuller
* Carlos Garnett
* John Gilmore
* Benny Golson
* Benny Green
* Johnny Griffin
* Bill Hardman
* Donald Harrison
* Philip Harper
* John Hicks
* Freddie Hubbard
* Dennis Irwin
* Javon Jackson
* Carter Jefferson
* Geoffrey Keezer
* Frank Lacy
* Brian Lynch
* Branford Marsalis
* Wynton Marsalis
* Jackie McLean
* Jymie Merritt
* Mulgrew Miller
* Hank Mobley
* Lee Morgan
* Billy Pierce
* Lonnie Plaxico
* Valery Ponomarev
* Wallace Roney
* Gregory Charles Royal
* David Schnitter
* Woody Shaw
* Clarence Seay
* Wayne Shorter
* Horace Silver
* Victor Sproles
* Bobby Timmons
* Jean Toussaint
* McCoy Tyner
* Cedar Walton
* Peter Washington
* Doug Watkins
* Bobby Watson
* James Williams
* Reggie Workman

Studio
albums|

* The Jazz Messengers (1956)
* Hard Bop (1957)
* Ritual (1957)
* Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... (1957)
* Cu-Bop (1957)
* Hard Drive (1957)
* A Night in Tunisia (1958)
* Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1958)
* Moanin' (1959)
* The Big Beat (1960)
* A Night in Tunisia (1961)
* Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961)
* Mosaic (1962)
* Buhaina's Delight (1963)
* Caravan (1963)
* The Freedom Rider (1964)
* Free for All (1964)
* Kyoto (1964)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* Indestructible (1965)
* 'S Make It (1965)
* Soul Finger (1965)
* Tough! (1966)
* Like Someone in Love (1967)
* The Witch Doctor (1969)
* Roots & Herbs (1970)
* Child's Dance (1972)
* Buhaina (1973)
* Anthenagin (1973)
* In Walked Sonny (1975)
* Backgammon (1976)
* Gypsy Folk Tales (1977)
* In My Prime Vol. 1 (1978)
* In My Prime Vol. 2 (1978)
* Reflections in Blue (1979)
* Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording (1979)
* Album of the Year (1981)
* Oh-By the Way (1984)
* Blue Night (1985)
* Feeling Good (1986)
* Not Yet (1988)
* I Get a Kick Out of Bu (1988)
* Chippin' In (1990)
* One for All (1990)

Live
albums|

* At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1956)
* At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1956)
* A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers (1957)
* 1958 – Paris Olympia (1959)
* At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 (1959)
* Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (1960)
* Paris Jam Session (1960)
* Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 and 2 (1960)
* A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March (1961)
* Three Blind Mice (1962)
* Ugetsu (1963)
* Buttercorn Lady (1966)
* Jazz Messengers '70 (1970)
* In This Korner (1978)
* Live at Montreux and Northsea (1980)
* One by One (1981)
* Art Blakey in Sweden (1981)
* Straight Ahead (1981)
* Keystone 3 (1982)
* Live at Kimball's (1985)
* The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (1989)

Compilation
albums|

* Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1956)
* The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
* Drum Suite (1957)
* Pisces (1979)
* Africaine (1981)
* Originally (1982)

Soundtrack
albums|

* Des Femmes Disparaissent (1959)
* Les liaisons dangereuses 1960 (1960)

Art Blakey
solo albums|

* Blakey (1954)*
* A Night at Birdland Vol. 1, Vol. 2 & Vol. 3 (1954)
* Orgy in Rhythm (1957)
* Art Blakey Big Band (1957)
* Holiday for Skins (1958)
* Drums Around the Corner (1959)
* The African Beat (1962)
* A Jazz Message (1963)
* Hold On, I'm Coming (1966)
* Killer Joe (1981)
* Bluesiana Triangle (1990)

Related|

* Discography

* v
* t
* e

Lee Morgan

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

As leader
or co-leader|

* Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956)
* Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
* Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
* Dizzy Atmosphere (1957)
* Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957)
* City Lights (1957)
* The Cooker (1957)
* Candy (1957–58)
* Peckin' Time (1958)
* Monday Night at Birdland (1958)
* Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959)
* Here's Lee Morgan (1960)
* Lee-Way (1960)
* Expoobident (1960)
* The Young Lions (1960)
* Take Twelve (1962)
* The Sidewinder (1963)
* Search for the New Land (1964)
* Tom Cat (1964)
* Cornbread (1965)
* Infinity (1965)
* The Gigolo (1965)
* The Night of the Cookers (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
* The Rumproller (1965)
* Delightfulee (1966)
* Charisma (1966)
* The Rajah (1966)
* Standards (1967)
* Sonic Boom (1967)
* The Procrastinator (1967–69)
* The Sixth Sense (1967)
* Taru (1968)
* Caramba! (1968)
* Live at the Lighthouse (1970)
* The Last Session (1971)

With
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers|

* Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia, 1957)
* Drums Around the Corner (1958–59)
* Moanin' (1958)
* 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958)
* Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958)
* Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958)
* Africaine (1959)
* At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959)
* Paris Jam Session (1959)
* The Big Beat (1960)
* A Night in Tunisia (1960)
* Like Someone in Love (1960)
* Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960)
* Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961)
* The Freedom Rider (1961)
* The Witch Doctor (1961)
* Roots & Herbs (1961)
* Pisces (1961–64)
* Indestructible (1964)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* 'S Make It (1964)
* Soul Finger (1965)
* Hold On, I'm Coming (1965)

With
Hank
Mobley|

* Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
* Jazz Message No. 2 (1956)
* No Room for Squares (1963)
* Dippin' (1965)
* A Caddy for Daddy (1965)
* A Slice of the Top (1966)
* Straight No Filter (1966)
* Third Season (1967)

With
others|

* Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958)
* Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957)
* Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972)
* Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
* Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959)
* Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
* The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
* Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
* Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
* Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
* Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
* Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958)
* A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957)
* Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
* Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957)
* Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968)
* Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
* Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971)
* The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969)
* Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959)
* The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
* Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957)
* Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959)
* Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970)
* Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965)
* Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
* Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963)
* Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
* Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964)
* House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
* The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
* Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964)
* Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967)
* Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
* Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969)
* Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)

Discography

* v
* t
* e

Bud Powell

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Because Powell's discography features albums with the same title, record labels are identified to avoid any confusion.

As leader
or co-leader|

* Bud Powell Trio (Roost, 1947–53)
* Jazz Giant/Piano Solos/Piano Solos, No.2 (1949–50)
* The Amazing Bud Powell (1949–51)
* The Genius of Bud Powell/Bud Powell's Moods (Mercury/Verve, 1950–51)
* Inner Fires (1953)
* The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (1953)
* Bud Powell's Moods (Norgran/Verve, 1956)
* Jazz Original/Bud Powell '57 (1954–55)
* The Lonely One... (1955)
* Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell (1955)
* Blues in the Closet (1956)
* Strictly Powell (1956)
* Bud! (1957)
* Swingin' with Bud (1957)
* Bud Plays Bird (1957–58)
* Time Waits (1958)
* The Scene Changes (1958)
* Bud in Paris (1959–60)
* The Essen Jazz Festival Concert (1960)
* A Portrait of Thelonious (1961)
* A Tribute to Cannonball (and Don Byas, 1961)
* 'Round About Midnight at the Blue Note (1961)
* At the Golden Circle (1962)
* Bouncing with Bud (1962)
* Americans in Europe (split album, 1963)
* Bud Powell in Paris (1963)
* Relaxin' at Home, 61–64 (1961–64)
* Eternity (1961–64)
* The Invisible Cage (1964)
* Holidays in Edenville, 64 (1964)
* The Return of Bud Powell (1964)
* Award at Birdland, 64 (1964)
* Ups 'n Downs (c. 1965)

With others|

* Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941–1944 (Cootie Williams, Classics, 1944)
* New York Journeyman – Complete Recordings (Frank Socolow, 1945)
* Dexter Rides Again (Dexter Gordon, 1946)
* J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946)
* Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1949–50)
* One Night in Birdland (1950)
* Jazz at Massey Hall (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Mingus, Max Roach, 1953)
* Mingus at Antibes (Charles Mingus, 1960)
* Paris Jam Session (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1959)
* Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963)
* Our Man in Paris (Dexter Gordon, 1963)

Compilations
and box sets|

* Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1: Early Years of a Genius, 44–48 (1944–48)
* The Best of Bud Powell on Verve (1949–55)
* The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings (1947–63)
* The Complete RCA Trio Sessions (1956–57)
* The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (1949–56)

Compositions|

* "Bouncing with Bud" (1946)
* "Tempus Fugue-it" (1949)
* "Parisian Thoroughfare" (1951)
* "Un Poco Loco" (1951)
* "Glass Enclosure" (1953)
* "Mediocre" (1955)
* "Bud on Bach" (1957)
* "Una Noche con Francis" (1964)

Related|

* Round Midnight (1986)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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