| 'S Make It | ||||
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and theJazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | November 15–16, 1964 Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:13original LP | |||
| Label | Limelight 86001 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
| Art Blakey and theJazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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'S Make It (slang for 'Let's go')[1] is a recording by the hard bopArt Blakey jazz ensemble. It was recorded in Los Angeles in 1964 and issued on the Limelight label.[2][3][4] Following the departure of stars from his 1961 to 1964 band,Freddie Hubbard,Wayne Shorter andCedar Walton, it includes previous Blakey alumni and newer players.[5] This was trombonistCurtis Fuller's last recording as a regular member of the group, though he would return to record sporadically with Blakey in the 1970s and 80s. The album was re-released onVerve in 2004.[6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [7] |
Jeffery S. McMillan has called the release one of Blakey's most underrated works and that it exemplifies his 1964–1965 work.[8] In a review in the December 1965 issue ofBlack World, the title track is described as "a diabolical concept, a dark image, invoking the innermost caverns of Manhattan."[1] David Rickert calls the album "a fine Messengers album and a good example of the drummer's consistently satisfying work."[6] Russ Musto referred to the release as a "return to a more soulful sound".[9] Ken Dryden stated in hisAllmusic review that "It's a shame that this was the only recording by this particular lineup of the Jazz Messengers, as[John] Gilmore's strong blowing complements Morgan very well".[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Faith" | Stan Freeman/Jack Lawrence | 3:46 |
| 2. | "'S Make It" | Lee Morgan | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Waltz for Ruth" | John Hicks | 5:46 |
| 4. | "One for Gamal" | Morgan | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Little Hughie" | Curtis Fuller | 5:35 |
| 6. | "Olympia" | Hicks | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Lament for Stacy" | Morgan | 5:12 |
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