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Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger (1988)
78 min | Documentary, Music

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Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger (1988)

78 min | Documentary, Music

The musical career and legacy of Art Blakey, legendary drummer and bandleader of the Jazz Messengers is presented in this documentary with interviews, along with footage of rehearsals and performances from the 1950s through the 1980s.

Directors

Dick Fontaine | Pat Hartley

Editor

John Lundsten

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Updated Oct 28, 1988

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Oct 28, 1988 (United States)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Art Blakey Self Self See fewer	I Called Him Morgan (2016)
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Bobby Watson Self Self See fewer	The Sounds of the City