Reflections in Blue (Art Blakey album)
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Fendal Sound Recording Studios, Loenen Aan De Vecht, the Netherlands
| Reflections in Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | December 4, 1978 Fendal Sound Recording Studios, Loenen Aan De Vecht, the Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Timeless SJP 128 | |||
| Producer | Wim Wigt | |||
| Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Reflections in Blue is an album by the drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1978 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Globe and Mail noted that, "since his playing here is remarkable largely for being unremarkable—not at all poor but certainly self-effacing—it falls to the others in the sextet to provide the moments of interest... And though they're all competent players, they're not yet original voices, and rarely does any one transcend the well-worn pattern of Blakey's hard-bop style."[4]
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating that "the 1978 Jazz Messengers was one of Art Blakey's strongest groups in years, although it would soon be overshadowed by its successor."[2]
