First volume of the Blue Note live album featuring the Jazz Messengers with the leader/drummer Art Blakey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. The album was recorded on September 14, 1960 at Birdland, a jazz club in New York City.
Track Listing:
1. The Opener - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
2. What Know - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
3. The Theme - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
4. 'Round About Midnight - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
5. The Breeze and I - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Year of Production: 1960
