Art Blakey’s driving rhythms and his incessant two and four beat on the high hat cymbals were readily identifiable from the outset and remained a constant throughout 35 years of Jazz Messengers bands aka as "The Hard Bop Academy." What changed constantly was a seeming unending supply of talented sidemen. In fact, 167 musicians came through the ranks. Art Blakey: Oct 11, 1919 – Oct 16, 1990 🎥 "Mosaic:" Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller. Reggie Workman (1963)

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