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Ayers is a funk
It is a universe unto it's own
” There is even the occasional vocal cameo appearance by the bandleader
Regarded by many as one of the finest live albums of all time
It is a double album
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - "Roots And Herbs" Tone Poet label_Dead Oceans Ayers is a funkBlue Note Tone Poet Series. One Art Blakey's greatest albums with the Jazz Messengers, Roots & Herbs, is little known. In 1961, the group featured Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merrit (bass). Recorded in Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio, it's a brilliant set of six Shorter compositions, like the playful "Ping Pong" and the clever "United." It's among Blakey's finest.