Oh-By the Way

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{{Infobox album

| name = Oh-By the Way

| type = Studio

| artist = Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

| cover = Oh-By the Way.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1982

| recorded = May 20, 1982
Fendal Sound Studios, Loenen Aan De Vecht, the Netherlands

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 44:03

| label = Timeless
SJP 165

| producer = John Ramsey and Wim Wigt

| prev_title = Keystone 3

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = New York Scene

| next_year = 1984

}}

Oh-By the Way is an album by the drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1982 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-blakey/catalog/#timeless-sjp-165 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|3|5}}

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Scott Yanow of Allmusic states that "the music is a fine example of high-quality hard bop".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/oh-by-the-way-mw0000526449 Allmusic Review], accessed June 20, 2013

Track listing

  1. "Oh-By the Way" (Terence Blanchard) - 6:24
  2. "Duck Soup" (Donald Harrison) - 5:55
  3. "Tropical Breeze" (Johnny O'Neal) - 4:48
  4. "One by One" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:18
  5. "Sudan Blue" (Bill Pierce) - 7:03
  6. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:09
  7. "Alicia" (Charles Fambrough) - 5:54

Personnel

References