| Caravan | ||||
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | Early February 1963 | |||
| Recorded | October 23–24, 1962 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 52:17 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 438 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Caravan is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in February 1963.[1] It was Blakey's first album for Riverside Records after he signed with them in October 1962.[2] The songs were recorded at the Plaza Sound Studio in New York City, on October 23–24, 1962[3] The producer was Orrin Keepnews who also supervised the album's remastered re-release on CD.[more detail needed]
In 2007, the BBC described it as "a slick, fluid, professional set of hard bop at its finest".[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat (Original Lp release) |   [5] |
| Allmusic |  [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [8] |
- ^ Billboard, Feb. 9, 1963, p. 28.
- ^ Billboard, Nov. 3, 1962, p. 24.
- ^ Art Blakey Discography on Jazzdisco.org
- ^ Reynolds, Nick. (August 24, 2007) "Art Blakey Jazz Messengers Caravan Review" BBC. Accessed September 7, 2011.
- ^ Down Beat: April 25, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 10
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.