Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Des Femmes Disparaissent AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE True and Shades of Blue

True and Shades of Blue with which Paul Weller has hooked in generation after generation of devotee

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emotionally driven piece where every instrument and voice has space to speak

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Des Femmes Disparaissent AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE True and Shades of BlueArt Blakey was the new hero on the Paris jazz scene, thanks to his Olympia concert on November 22nd 1958, and his subsequent appearances at the Club St. Germain. People swore by his Blues March and Moanin, so why not get him to do the soundtrack for the film Molinaro just finished? The only problem, albeit a major one, was that time was short, so an original score was out of the question: the Jazz Messengers would have to preach the good word by other