Art Blakey: A Thunderous Jazz Drummer, Mentor & Innovator

[@OffBeatChannel]

What are your thoughts on Art Blakey? Be sure to leave any other recommendations you have for other drummers you want me to cover down below and don't forget to subscribe if you enjoyed the video!

[@RobertDore-w4l]

I have a great Art Blakey story. Years ago in my hometown of Birmingham I attended a Jazz Messengers show at the old Locarno, later known as the Power House. I was BEYOND excited and jumped on the stage before the started the encore in order to shake the great mans hand - he politely shook my had and asked me to exit the stage🤣🤣🤣 I love this mans playing to this day, he had a shuffle that could knock a wall down, and phenomenal press rolls too...

[@troyjones2358]

I was lucky enough to see and meet Mr. Blakey and watch him play up close in a small club in L.A. in 1986. It was incredible to see and hear and hear him and he was very gracious and cool to two young guys who happened to be there and cross his path that night. Legendary.

[@normanndaba8823]

The Art, The GOAT 🥂Be sure to feature Shelley Manne in the future please.

[@HellsAnglesGeometryClub]

Hello and greetings from Australia I have just discovered your channel and want to thank you for the cool content, I am a drummer and fusion / funk nut so would suggest maybe Harvey Mason, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Lenny White or Mike Clark. Much love to you✌🪘🥁!

[@Fjord66]

Awesome video

[@musamusashi]

None like Buhaina, one of the greatest drummers ever AND one of the greatest bandleaders and talent scouts. In fact the greatest talent scout in Jazz history alongside Miles. Excellent video, considering that to condense such long and intense career in 10 minutes, is definetly not an easy task.

[@gregorybush3224]

Never knew about the steel plate in his head or the reason it was there in the first place. 😮

[@luiszuluaga6575]

Lots of jazz musicians of that era were subject to habitual racism and often were even denied the means to play in clubs because the po po lices revoked their cabaret cards

[@gregorybush3224]

@@luiszuluaga6575 yeah, I know

[@RobertDore-w4l]

It's news to me, but not a surprise.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@@RobertDore-w4l The police did not like jazz music and especially most of the people who played them.

[@2112CO]

Just think of all the unbelievably great musician who played in Arts band.

[@robbiegreenwood7162]

Do one on the drummer from blink 182 BEFORE Travis!!

[@fouroutoffour]

Excellent! Have you done Tony Williams?

[@longdrums]

Were any of these guys using any ear protection during that time? They hit really hard

[@luiszuluaga6575]

No

[@RobertDore-w4l]

Pardon?

[@musamusashi]

No, and indeed Art's hearing was severely damaged toward the end of hif life and career.

[@luiszuluaga6575]

@@RobertDore-w4l😂