In This Korner

In This Korner is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1978 and released on the Concord Jazz label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating that "Although one of the lesser-known editions of The Jazz Messengers, the sextet featured on this Concord session could hold its own with its more acclaimed predecessors and successors".

Track listing

All compositions by James Williams except where noted.

1. Art Blakey Intro - 1:17
2. "Pamela" (Bobby Watson) - 9:31
3. "Unlimited" - 6:36
4. "In This Korner" - 7:47
5. "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:28
6. "Dark Side, Light Side" (George Cables) - 10:11
7. "1977 A.D." - 10:19 <small>Bonus track on CD</small>
8. "Blue for Two" (Valery Ponomarev) - 7:33

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
• Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
• David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
• James Williams - piano
• Dennis Irwin - bass

References