New York Scene

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{{Infobox album

| name = New York Scene

| type = Live album

| artist = Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

| cover = New York Scene.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1984

| recorded = May 1984
Mikell's, New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 43:59

| label = Concord Jazz
CJ 256

| producer = Frank Dorritie

| prev_title = Oh-By the Way

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Live at Kimball's

| next_year = 1985

}}

New York Scene is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in New York City in 1984 and released on the Concord Jazz label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-blakey/catalog/album-index/#concord-jazz-cj-256 Art Blakey discography] accessed June 20, 2013[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Blakey/chron.htm Art Blakey chronology] accessed June 20, 2013

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "a fine set of hard bop".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-scene-mw0000187860 Allmusic Review], accessed June 20, 2013

This recording won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Recording, Group

Track listing

  1. "Oh, By The Way" (Terence Blanchard) – 10:06
  2. "Ballad Medley: My One and Only Love/It's Easy to Remember/Who Cares?" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin/Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:23
  3. "Controversy" (Donald Harrison) – 5:24
  4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 11:12
  5. "Falafel" (Mulgrew Miller) – 9:54

Personnel

References