Art Blakey in Sweden

Art Blakey in Sweden is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in Stockholm in 1981 and released on the Amigo label.^[1][2]

Art Blakey in Sweden
Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1981
Recorded	March 9, 1981 Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:55
Label	Amigo AMLP 839
Producer	Kavi Alexander
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
Live at Montreux and Northsea (1980) Art Blakey in Sweden (1981) Album of the Year (1981)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated: "While there are times when the three-horn frontline does not sound completely together during ensemble sections, they mesh by the song's end."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 12:20
2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 10:07
3. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 8:56
4. "Gypsy Folk Tales" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 12:24

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
• Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
• Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
• James Williams - piano
• Charles Fambrough - bass