Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Free For All Vinyl LP

A 2014 US remastered vinyl reissue of Free For All, the explosive 1965 album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, released as part of the Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative. Widely regarded as one of the most intense and hard-driving albums in the Blue Note catalogue, Free For All captures the Jazz Messengers at their peak, featuring a powerful lineup including Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton and Reggie Workman. Fierce, energetic and uncompromising, this album is a landmark hard bop release and an essential record for serious jazz collectors.

Track Listing

Side A
A1 – Free For All
A2 – Hammer Head

Side B
B1 – The Core
B2 – Pensativa

Features & Specifics

• Format: Vinyl LP – Stereo
• Artist: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
• Title: Free For All
• Labels: Blue Note – 84170 / B0020042-01 / ST-84170 / BST 84170
• Series: Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative
• Country: US
• Released: 25 March 2014
• Genre: Jazz
• Style: Hard Bop
• Edition: Remastered Vinyl Reissue