Cu-Bop

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{{Infobox album

| name = Cu-Bop

| type = Studio

| artist = Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers with Sabu

| cover = Cu-Bop.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1957

| recorded = May 13, 1957
New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 35:22

| label = Jubilee
JG 1049

| producer = Lee Kraft

| chronology = Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

| prev_title = Tough!

| prev_year = 1957

| next_title = Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk

| next_year = 1957

}}

Cu-Bop is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers with conguero Sabu recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Jubilee label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-blakey/catalog/#jubilee-jlp-1049 Art Blakey discography] accessed June 25, 2013[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Blakey/chron.htm Art Blakey chronology] accessed June 25, 2013

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = Disc

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Reviews |last=Hall |first=Tony |author-link=Tony Hall (music executive) |magazine=Disc |date=15 November 1958 |issue=41 |page=6}}

}}

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/cu-bop-mw0000870319 Allmusic listing], accessed June 25, 2013

Track listing

  1. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:10
  2. "Sakeena" (Art Blakey) - 11:55
  3. "Shorty" (Johnny Griffin) - 4:32
  4. "Dawn on the Desert" (Charlie Shavers) - 12:45

Personnel

References