The Big Beat

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	The Chess Players Written-By – Wayne Shorter
B1	Sakeena's Vision Written-By – Shorter*
B2	Politely Written-By – Bill Hardman
C1	Dat Dere Written-By – Bobby Timmons
D1	Lester Left Town Written-By – Shorter*
D2	It's Only A Paper Moon Written-By – Rose*, Harburg*, Arlen*

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – EMI Music Special Markets
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Music Special Markets
• Copyright (c) – Music Matters Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Blue Note
• Published By – Groove Music
• Mastered At – AcousTech Mastering

Credits

• Bass – Jymie Merritt
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Piano – Bobby Timmons
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Sleeve Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
• Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes

Originally released in 1960 on Blue Note as BST-84029.

Packaged in gatefold cover with high-resolution black & white photos of the sessions on the inside cover.

A portion of the pressings were numbered (Sticker on the back of jacket).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): BST-84029--A KAG&SHEATM 15869.1---
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): BST-84029--B KAG&SHEATM 15869.2---
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): BST-84029--C KAG&SHEATM 15869.3---
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): BST-84029--D KAG&SHEATM 15869.4---
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4029	US	1960
CDP 7 46400 2	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 7 46400 2	US	1987
4BN 84029	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	The Big Beat ‎(Cass, Album, RE, RM, XDR)	Blue Note	4BN 84029	US	1985
BNJ 71052, BLP 4029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BNJ 71052, BLP 4029	Japan	1985
BST-84029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	BST-84029	US	1971

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