Ms. B.C. - Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Live at Seventh Avenue South (1982)

January 1982
Seventh Avenue South - New York City
Footage from the DVD:
Art Blakey and Mike Mainieri from Seventh Avenue South
Personnel:
Art Blakey - drums; Wynton Marsalis - trumpet; Branford Marsalis - tenor sax, soprano sax; Charles Fambrough - bass; Donald Brown - piano; Billy Pierce - tenor sax

[@rik-keymusic160]

I wasn’t aware of this genius music! Thanks to the internet I’ve came across it and it enriched my entire life. I practice the piano every day thanks to these kind of musicians. They really inspire me to make something worthwhile of my life !

[@stuneale1184]

Art Blakey's 'Moanin'' was my introduction to Jazz....and what an introduction it was! Just incredible!

[@rodtrues1]

Yes, I saw them in NYC at the Bottom Line , circa 1979, Blakey would seem to go into this zone to where his eyes would roll to the back of his head, and he was groovin so hard, it felt like he was having a outer body thing going, which was Great.

[@FallWarrior-si5eu]

Basically everybody's, it's a great album

[@frankrodriguez6998]

What a great way to end my day putting some Jazz on which is the world's best music to falling asleep to because this is very relaxing.

[@larryspencer52]

Thanks for your comment, it's allowed me to enjoy this from a different perspective.

[@zovalentine7305]

Back in the day, I would tune in to WJZZ Detroit (across the street from my office) to in-joy Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers ❤🎶❤

[@jambajoby32]

The quality and level of musicianship and ALSO their instruments is superb!

[@bassboneful]

Freshness, passion, skill: so great! Everything that makes jazz. What has become of it in the last few years? A lot of things have become so boring. Few personalities and many people. Sad.

[@russlayne6036]

One badass group....I remember 7th Av South well

[@thomasmfene9506]

This video is still amazing till today, great job to the players 👌🏽

[@MeshMusicUK_Official]

Came across Winton Marsalis from a History of Jazz Documentary. The way he narrated that Doc gave so much justice to Jazz that I knew listening to the brother play would be something spectacular.

[@irenezafar966]

or: start the day the wynton way - watching young men accomplish serious work-outs

[@ronlivaudais6523]

Good stuff from a New Orleans native!!!

[@mason4490]

"Album Of The Year" truly was just that. Such a great band.

[@zarogZeta]

Great. Greetings from Italy

[@joanirgomesfranco4267]

Very good!!!

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Master playing.. Thanks for sharing

[@thoughtsforthebuilders]

I hope I can drum like that when I'm in my 60s, jeez louise o:

[@victorchoi5033]

It's not enough thanks to Winton Marsalis, but I'm even more proud of my life with the trumpet👍🎺🎶

[@corradomanganaro7150]

Magnifico magico ❤️jazz

[@roswellminard9350]

Branford on alto?!?! Wow this is great stuff. And let's hear it for Charles Fambrough just killin it behind the soloists! Very nice.

[@KrisKraft101]

Tenor sax, yes? Wow -- the second part of his solo,, upper register, sounds like alto??

[@jamesdurham5152]

⁠@@KrisKraft101Branford is playing alto. The tenor player is Billy Pierce.

[@itallowilker]

Wonderful 🎺🎶!

[@SM-eq6uk]

Amazing!🥰

[@sergioveschi2390]

This is a Bobby Watson's composition dedicated to Betty Carter.

[@JulianDiaz-Tpt]

Sounded much better here than on his Monette. (Sound wise).

[@serzok1]

Really fast, my brains are twisting

[@johnpanick6080]

Smoking 🔥

[@JuergenQuetz-i9s]

Right, Branford on alto, Dave on tenor

[@tzadcannotbeleftblank9765]

Billy Pierce on tenor

[@hulkjulien5077]

1st

[@sd811103]

Killin' it.!!🤩🤩

[@biln2]

cmon, yall. even mine all the comments should be disabld caus thers nothin to say but daaaaaaaamn.

[@hankarnold9355]

Who are the two sax players?

[@JasonMarsalis]

Billy Pierce - tenor Branford Marsalis - alto

[@loucontois]

one of them is will smith with a wig

[@sergioveschi2390]

Donald Harrison, piano and Charles Fambrough on bass

[@jazzcookmusic5677]

Donald Harrison is a alto player who was in the Messengers with Terrence Blanchard. Billy Pierce is on tenor and Donald Brown on piano. Great lineup but didn't hear much from Brown after the Messengers.

[@sebastiansprotte2551]

I know now, that Cory Henry is the Reincarnation of Donald Brown.

[@JuergenQuetz-i9s]

Definitely not Branford! Dave Schnitter, I think

[@jamesdurham5152]

That is definitely Branford on alto sax.