A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers

A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers is a live album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers originally released on the Elektra label in 1957.^[1][2][3][4] The album masters were sold to Savoy and re-released as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1960 and Mirage in 1977.^[5]

A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers
Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1957
Recorded	March 8–9, 1957
Venue	Carl Fischer Concert Hall, New York City
Genre	Hard bop
Length	36:46
Label	Elektra EKL 120 (Mono) EKS 7120 (Stereo)
Producer	Jac Holzman
Art Blakey chronology
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The Jazz Messengers chronology
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Savoy Cover
Mirage Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[7]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Already at this early stage, the band was the epitome of hard bop and just beginning to become an influential force. ... the music is consistently excellent and typically hard swinging".^[6]

Track listing

1. "Casino" (Gigi Gryce)  – 5:00
2. "The Biddie Griddies" (Ray Draper)  – 5:56
3. "Potpourri" (Mal Waldron)  – 4:21
4. "Ugh!" (Draper)  – 5:33
5. "Mirage" (Waldron)  – 4:39
6. "Reflections of Buhaina" (Draper)  – 6:47 Originally issued on Mono LP
7. "Study in Rhythm" (Art Blakey)  – 4:12 Originally issued on Stereo LP
8. "Reflections on Buhaina (alternate take)" (Draper)  – 4:42 Bonus track on CD re-issue

Personnel

• Art Blakey  – drums
• Bill Hardman  – trumpet
• Jackie McLean  – alto saxophone
• Sam Dockery  – piano
• Spanky DeBrest  – bass