Blue Night (Art Blakey album)

Blue Night is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1985 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.^[1][2] It is not to be confused with the 1994 album of the same name released by Percy Sledge.

Blue Night
Studio album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
Released	1985
Recorded	March 17, 1985 Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:05
Label	Timeless SJP 217
Producer	Wim Wigt
Art Blakey chronology
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Live at Ronnie Scotts (1984) Blue Night (1985) Farewell (1985)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "This excellent Timeless CD has a version of "Body and Soul" along with seven stimulating (if not overly memorable) recent originals by bandmembers. Fine modern hard bop".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Two of a Kind" (Terence Blanchard) - 9:52
2. "Blue Minor" (Jean Toussaint) - 11:27
3. "Blue Night" (Lonnie Plaxico) - 7:25
4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:26
5. "Mr. Combinated" (Donald Harrison) - 6:39
6. "Two of a Kind" [alternate take] (Blanchard) - 9:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "Blue Minor" [alternate take] (Toussaint) - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Mr. Combinated" [alternate take] (Harrison) - 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Terence Blanchard - trumpet
• Donald Harrison - alto saxophone
• Jean Toussaint - tenor saxophone
• Mulgrew Miller - piano
• Lonnie Plaxico - bass