Art Blakey in Sweden is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in Stockholm in 1981 and released on the Amigo label.

Reception

Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated: "While there are times when the three-horn frontline does not sound completely together during ensemble sections, they mesh by the song's end."

Art Blakey in Sweden

Track listing

"Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 12:20

"How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 10:07

"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 8:56

"Gypsy Folk Tales" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 12:24

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums

Wynton Marsalis - trumpet

Bobby Watson - alto saxophone

Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone

James Williams - piano

Charles Fambrough - bass

References

1981 live albums

Art Blakey live albums

The Jazz Messengers live albums

Art Blakey in Sweden