Backgammon (album)

Backgammon (also released as Blues March) is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1976 and released on the Roulette label.^[1][2]

Backgammon
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1976
Recorded	March 15 & 16, 1976 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Roulette SR 5003
Producer	Fred Bailin
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
In Walked Sonny (1975) Backgammon (1976) Gypsy Folk Tales (1976)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Uranus" (Walter Davis) – 6:55
2. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 6:30
3. "Backgammon" (Davis) – 5:25
4. "Blues March" (Golson) – 5:27
5. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:13
6. "Third World Express" (Kasa Allah) – 7:47
7. "Namfulay" (Ladji Camara) – 4:02
8. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) – 6:47

Personnel

• Art Blakey – drums
• Bill Hardman – trumpet
• Ladji Camara – flute, vocals (track 7)
• David Schnitter – tenor saxophone
• Albert Dailey – piano
• Chin Suzuki – bass