Art Blakey's The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk - Art Blakey's Jazz (Vinyl) Childish Gambino their first studio record in

their first studio record in 8 years

unexpected indie pop hooks and minimalist orchestration

with Dave Cerminara returning as engineer and mixer

Short Was Fast

then not long afterwards they went out with a bang on First Encounter Tour/USA Live

Art Blakey's The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk - Art Blakey's Jazz (Vinyl) Childish Gambino their first studio record inIn May of 1957, Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers went into the studio with Thelonious Monk to record a one off album for Atlantic. The Jazz Messengers were a loose collective of young Jazz musicians, with a constantly rotating lineup to keep the music fresh and help launch new careers. In this iteration we find Art Blakey on drums, Thelonious Monk on piano, Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Bill Hardman on trumpet and Spanky DeBrest on bass. Blakey