Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – In this Korner (Concord, 1978)

Art Blakey (d); Valery Ponomarev (tr); Bobby Watson (as); David Schnitter (ts); James Williams (p); Dennis Irwin (b)

Recorded on May 8, 1978

Also reissued as part of the 2-CD set Blakey's Beat (Concord, 2004)

Bobby Watson has talked about his pride in helping Art Blakey re-establish a place in the forefront of jazz with this late-70s incarnation of the Jazz Messengers.  Like all of the best Blakey albums, In This Korner features burning, powerful, and expressive music.

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Other favorites from the 1970s:

- Gypsy Folk Tales (Roulette, 1977)

- In My Prime, Vol. 1 (Timeless, 1978)

- In My Prime, Vol. 2 (Timeless, 1978)

- Reflections in Blue (Timeless, 1979)