One for All (Art Blakey album)

One for All is the final studio album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1990 and released on the A&M label.

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called trumpeter Brian Lynch "a splendid writer and soloist."

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "The final recording by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers found the 70-year old drummer (just months before his death) doing what he loved best, leading a group of young players through hard-swinging and generally new music in the hard-bop style... A satisfying final effort from an irreplaceable drummer and bandleader".

Track listing

1. "Here We Go" (Art Blakey) - 0:28
2. "One for All (And All for One)" (Steve Davis) - 6:40
3. "Theme for Penny" (Javon Jackson) - 6:30
4. "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 7:13
5. "Accidentally Yours" (Geoffrey Keezer) - 5:10
6. "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:43
7. "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) - 1:45
8. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:53
9. "Green is Mean" (Brian Lynch) - 5:25
10. "I'll Wait and Pray" (George Treadwell, Gerald Valentine) - 7:32
11. "Logarythmns" (Blakey) - 2:26
12. "Bunyip" (Dale Barlow) - 6:38
13. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 4:21
14. "Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:27

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Brian Lynch - trumpet
• Steve Davis - trombone
• Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone
• Geoff Keezer - piano
• Essiet Okon Essiet - bass

References