Buttercorn Lady
1966 live album by Art Blakey and The New Jazz Messengers
Buttercorn Lady is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's New Jazz Messengers recorded at The Lighthouse jazz club in 1966 and originally released that year on the Limelight label. The album was the first commercial recording to feature pianist Keith Jarrett, who had joined Blakey's band a few months earlier.
01Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated that "this particular version of The Jazz Messengers only had the opportunity to record this one excellent live LP (which is currently out of print) but proved to be a worthy successor to their more acclaimed predecessors".
02Track listing
All compositions are by Chuck Mangione except where noted.
- "Buttercorn Lady" - 3:10
- "Recuerdo" - 14:20
- "The Theme" (Kenny Dorham) - 2:20
- "Between Races" - 4:32
- "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:07
- "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 9:00
03Personnel
Sources and credits
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