The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

The Quarantined Jazz Voyager is pulling down from the stacks of his library a recently acquired, never-before-released studio album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers titled Just Coolin’. Recorded on March 8, 1959 in Rudy Van Gelder’s living room studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, the session featured a short-lived line-up of The Jazz Messengers.

The album features two previously unissued compositions including Timmons’ tune Quick Trick. The session for Just Coolin’ finds The Jazz Messengers’ saxophone chair in transition. The interim saw the return of Mobley, who was a charter member of The Jazz Messengers when the band first formed in 1954 and appeared on their debut recording The Jazz Messengers At The Café Bohemia in 1955. Mobley also filled an important role as the band’s resident composer. Now, 61 years later jazz fans all over the world will have the chance to listen for themselves.

Track List
    Side 1
1. Hipsippy Blues (Hank Mobley)
2. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere)
3. Jimerick (unknown)
Side 2
1. Quick Trick (Bobby Timmons)
2. M&M (Hank Mobley)
3. Just Coolin’ (Hank Mobley)

Personnel

Lee Morgan: trumpet, Hank Mobley: tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons: piano, Jymie Merritt: bass, Art Blakey: drums

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