The Big Beat LP fg_Catalog Number_A 520266 the Billy Taylor and Dick

the Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas classic made famous by Nina Simone

Joaquin legally changed his name to Jay Ratinoff

From the original Sun masters

These three LPs now receive their first reissue on vinyl alongside two LPs of previously unreleased recordings

The Big Beat LP fg_Catalog Number_A 520266 the Billy Taylor and DickThe timeless 1960 hard bop classic The Big Beat was the album that first introduced one of the greatest line ups of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers to the jazz public with the legendary drummer and bandleader joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. Shorter was the bands newest member, and it was immediately clear that his presence would steer the groups sound in a new more