Reflections in Blue (Art Blakey album)

Reflections in Blue is an album by the drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1978 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.^[1]

Reflections in Blue
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1979
Recorded	December 4, 1978 Fendal Sound Recording Studios, Loenen Aan De Vecht, the Netherlands
Genre	Jazz
Label	Timeless SJP 128
Producer	Wim Wigt
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
In This Korner (1978) Reflections in Blue (1979) Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording (1979)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The Globe and Mail noted that, "since his playing here is remarkable largely for being unremarkable—not at all poor but certainly self-effacing—it falls to the others in the sextet to provide the moments of interest... And though they're all competent players, they're not yet original voices, and rarely does any one transcend the well-worn pattern of Blakey's hard-bop style."^[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating that "the 1978 Jazz Messengers was one of Art Blakey's strongest groups in years, although it would soon be overshadowed by its successor."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by James Williams except as indicated

1. "Reflections in Blue" - 4:45
2. "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 4:54
3. "Say, Dr. "J"" - 8:57
4. "Mishima" (David Schnitter) - 6:37
5. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:50
6. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 5:20
7. "Ellington Medley: Chelsea Bridge/In a Sentimental Mood" (Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington) - 9:50
8. "Stretching" - 5:10

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
• Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
• David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
• James Williams - piano
• Dennis Irwin - double bass

References

1. Art Blakey discography, Jazz Disco. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
   - Art Blakey chronology, Jazz Didcography. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic review. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Miller, Mark (1 Mar 1980). "Reflections in Blue Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.