Through the standards
Art Blakey
Art Blakey, drums and spoken word, is on 97 recordings across 80 tunes on this site, from 1945 to 1966. Most often alongside Lee Morgan, Thelonious Monk and Jymie Merritt.
1940s
- I'm in the Mood for LoveBilly Eckstine · 1945 · drums · National
- I Only Have Eyes for YouBilly Eckstine · 1946 · drums · National
- In the Still of the NightBilly Eckstine · 1946 · drums · National
- April in ParisThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · drums · Blue Note
- Nice Work If You Can Get ItThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · drums · Blue Note
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · drums · Blue Note
- Well You Needn'tThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · drums · Blue Note
- 'Round MidnightThelonious Monk Quintet · 1947 · drums · Blue Note
- In Walked BudThelonious Monk Quintet · 1947 · drums · Blue Note
1950s
- Half NelsonMiles Davis Sextet · 1951 · drums · Blue Note
- Half NelsonMiles Davis Sextet · 1951 · drums · Blue Note
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk Quintet · 1951 · drums · Blue Note
- East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)Zoot Sims Quartet · 1951 · drums · Prestige
- Lady BirdMiles Davis · 1951 · drums · Blue Note
- It's Only a Paper MoonMiles Davis · 1951 · drums · Prestige
- Time on My HandsSonny Rollins Quartet · 1951 · drums · Prestige
- TangerineZoot Sims and Al Cohn · 1952 · drums · Prestige
- Thou SwellHorace Silver Trio · 1952 · drums · Blue Note
- Sweet and LovelyThelonious Monk Trio · 1952 · drums · Prestige
- Lover, Come Back to MeKenny Drew Trio · 1953 · drums · Blue Note
- Easy LivingClifford Brown Sextet · 1953 · drums · Blue Note
- I Remember YouHorace Silver Trio · 1953 · drums · Blue Note
- A Night in TunisiaArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · drums · Blue Note
- If I Had YouArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · drums · Blue Note
- Now's the TimeArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · drums · Blue Note
- The Way You Look TonightArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · drums · Blue Note
- It Never Entered My MindMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · drums · Blue Note
- Well You Needn'tMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · drums · Blue Note
- FourMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · drums · Prestige
- Old Devil MoonMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · drums · Prestige
- Smoke Gets in Your EyesThelonious Monk Quintet · 1954 · drums · Prestige
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk Trio · 1954 · drums · Prestige
- How High the MoonBud Powell Trio · 1955 · drums · Norgran
- Love for SaleHank Mobley Quartet · 1955 · drums · Blue Note
- All the Things You AreThe Jazz Messengers · 1955 · drums · Blue Note
- Alone TogetherThe Jazz Messengers · 1955 · drums · Blue Note
- Lady BirdArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1955 · drums · Blue Note
- Darn That DreamThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · drums · Riverside
- Honeysuckle RoseThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · drums · Riverside
- Just You, Just MeThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · drums · Riverside
- LizaThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · drums · Riverside
- Tea for TwoThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · drums · Riverside
- Ill WindArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1956 · drums · Columbia
- My Heart Stood StillArt Blakey and The Jazz Messengers · 1956 · drums · Columbia
- Falling in Love with LoveJimmy Smith Sextet · 1957 · drums · Blue Note
- I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartJimmy Smith · 1957 · drums · Blue Note
- There's a Small HotelJimmy Smith · 1957 · drums · Blue Note
- On the Street Where You LiveArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers · 1957 · drums · Vik
- A Night in TunisiaArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1957 · drums · Vik
- Poor ButterflySonny Rollins · 1957 · drums · Blue Note
- You Stepped Out of a DreamSonny Rollins · 1957 · drums · Blue Note
- Woody'n YouArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers with Sabu · 1957 · drums · Jubilee
- Blue MonkArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · 1957 · drums · Atlantic
- In Walked BudArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · 1957 · drums · Atlantic
- Rhythm-a-NingArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · 1957 · drums · Atlantic
- Well You Needn'tThelonious Monk Septet · 1957 · drums · Riverside
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk with Coleman Hawkins · 1957 · drums · Riverside
- ConfirmationJimmy Smith · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- FlamingoJimmy Smith · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Autumn LeavesCannonball Adderley · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Dancing in the DarkCannonball Adderley · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Love for SaleCannonball Adderley · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Star EyesTina Brooks Quintet · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- CaravanKenny Burrell · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Groovin' HighCannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson · 1958 · drums · Riverside
- Just One of Those ThingsCannonball Adderley Quintet with Milt Jackson · 1958 · drums · Riverside
- Come Rain or Come ShineArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Moanin'Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Moanin'Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- LoverArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1958 · drums · Blue Note
- Moanin'Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1958 · drums · Fontana
- Whisper NotArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1958 · drums · Fontana
- Close Your EyesArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1959 · drums · Blue Note
- Close Your EyesArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1959 · drums · Blue Note
- Oh, Lady Be Good!Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey · 1959 · drums · Blue Note
1960s
- If I Should Lose YouHank Mobley · 1960 · drums · Blue Note
- I'm a Fool to Want YouLee Morgan Quintet · 1960 · drums · Vee-Jay
- It's Only a Paper MoonArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1960 · drums · Blue Note
- When Your Lover Has GoneArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1960 · drums · Blue Note
- A Night in TunisiaArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1960 · drums · Blue Note
- Like Someone in LoveArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1960 · drums · Blue Note
- Just in TimeLee Morgan Quintet · 1960 · drums · Vee-Jay
- Moanin'Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1961 · drums/spoken word · Blue Note
- I Hear a RhapsodyArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1961 · drums · Impulse!
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to YouArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1961 · drums · Impulse!
- InvitationArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1961 · drums · Impulse!
- AireginGrant Green Quartet · 1962 · drums · Blue Note
- I Concentrate on YouGrant Green · 1962 · drums · Blue Note
- The Song Is YouGrant Green Quartet · 1962 · drums · Blue Note
- Blue MoonArt Blakey · 1962 · drums · United Artists
- That Old FeelingArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1962 · drums · United Artists
- CaravanArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1962 · drums · Riverside
- In the Wee Small Hours of the MorningArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1962 · drums · Riverside
- SkylarkArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1962 · drums · Riverside
- I Didn't Know What Time It WasArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers · 1963 · drums · Riverside
- The Song Is YouArt Blakey Quartet · 1963 · drums · Impulse!
- Secret LoveArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1966 · drums · Limelight