One for All is the final studio album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1990 and released on the A&M label.Art Blakey discography accessed June 25, 2013Art Blakey chronology accessed June 25, 2013
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called trumpeter Brian Lynch "a splendid writer and soloist."
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "The final recording by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers found the 70-year old drummer (just months before his death) doing what he loved best, leading a group of young players through hard-swinging and generally new music in the hard-bop style... A satisfying final effort from an irreplaceable drummer and bandleader".Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed June 25, 2013
Track listing "Here We Go" (Art Blakey) - 0:28 "One for All (And All for One)" (Steve Davis) - 6:40 "Theme for Penny" (Javon Jackson) - 6:30 "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 7:13 "Accidentally Yours" (Geoffrey Keezer) - 5:10 "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:43 "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) - 1:45 "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:53 "Green is Mean" (Brian Lynch) - 5:25 "I'll Wait and Pray" (George Treadwell, Gerald Valentine) - 7:32 "Logarythmns" (Blakey) - 2:26 "Bunyip" (Dale Barlow) - 6:38 "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 4:21 "Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:27
Personnel Art Blakey - drums Brian Lynch - trumpet Steve Davis - trombone Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone Geoff Keezer - piano Essiet Okon Essiet - bass
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