Art Blakey

Born: 
10/11/1919
City: 
Pittsburgh
Region: 
Pennsylvania
Country: 
USA
Died: 
10/16/1990
Years Active: 
1942-1990
Genre(s): 
Bebop
Hard Bop
Jazz
Instruments: 
Drums
Notable Equipment: 
Gretsch Drums
Pearl Drums
Sonor Drums
Zildjian Cymbals
Former Members: 
Clifford Brown
Lou Donaldson
Joe Gordon
Johnny O'Neal
Associated Artists: 
Ray Bryant
Donald Byrd
Miles Davis
Billy Eckstine
Dexter Gordon
Roy Haynes
Papa Jo Jones
Philly Joe Jones
Herbie Mann
Lee Morgan
Wayne Shorter
Horace Silver
Bobby Timmons
Doug Watkins
Mark Whitfield
Played With: 
Kenny Burrell
Fletcher Henderson
The Jazz Messengers
Thelonious Monk
Dinah Washington
Recorded With: 
Cannonball Adderley
Dizzy Gillespie
Grant Green
Milt Jackson
Blue Mitchell
Sonny Rollins
Jimmy Smith
Sonny Stitt

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Arthur "Art" Blakey, known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and bandleader. He was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Discography

Blue Period
Released: 1951
Wizard of the Vibes
Released: 1952
Milt Jackson & The Thelonious Monk Quintet
Released: 1956
Thelonious Monk
Released: 1956
Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins
Released: 1956
Genius of Modern Music Volume 1
Released: 1956
Genius of Modern Music Volume 2
Released: 1956
The Jazz Messengers
Released: 1956
Dig
Released: 1956
Byrd's Eye View
Released: 1956
Hank Mobley & His All Stars
Released: 1957
Volume 2
Released: 1957
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One
Released: 1957
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two
Released: 1957
Plenty, Plenty Soul
Released: 1957
Kaleidoscope
Released: 1957
Somethin' Else
Released: 1958
Things Are Getting Better
Released: 1958
Blue Lights Vol. I
Released: 1958
Blue Lights Vol. II
Released: 1958
Stitt's Bits
Released: 1958
The Sermon!
Released: 1959
Art Blakey Big Band
Released: 1959
Holiday for Skins
Released: 1959
On View at the Five Spot Cafe
Released: 1959
Out of the Blue
Released: 1959
The Man I Love
Released: 1973
The Complete Genius
Released: 1976
My Conception
Released: 1979
Originally
Released: 1982
Six Views of the Blues
Released: 1999

Concerts

Event Datesort descending Venue City Region Country
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 04/16/1943 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 04/17/1943 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 04/18/1943 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 04/19/1943 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 04/20/1943 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 04/21/1943 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 04/22/1943 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 05/08/1943 Graystone Ballroom Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/16/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/17/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/18/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/19/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/20/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/21/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/22/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/23/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/24/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 02/25/1951 Club Juana Detroit Michigan USA
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Kenny Burrell 07/26/1955 Rouge Lounge River Rouge Michigan USA
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Kenny Burrell 07/27/1955 Rouge Lounge River Rouge Michigan USA
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Kenny Burrell 07/28/1955 Rouge Lounge River Rouge Michigan USA
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Kenny Burrell 07/29/1955 Rouge Lounge River Rouge Michigan USA
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Kenny Burrell 07/30/1955 Rouge Lounge River Rouge Michigan USA
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Kenny Burrell 07/31/1955 Rouge Lounge River Rouge Michigan USA
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers 05/21/1959 Bohemian Club Detroit Michigan USA

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