Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Roots & Herbs

Tracklist

1	Ping Pong	7:06
2	Roots And Herbs	6:03
3	The Back Sliders	7:49
4	United	7:27
5	Look At The Birdie	6:43
6	Master Mind	6:52
7	The Back Sliders (Alternate Take)	7:09
8	Ping Pong (Alternate Version)	5:57
9	United (Alterate Version)	6:48

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Jymie Merritt
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Mastered By – Ron McMaster
• Piano – Bobby Timmons, Walter Davis Jr. (tracks: 2, 4)
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
• Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on February 12 (8, 9), February 18 (1, 2, 4-6) and May 27 (3, 7) 1961

1-6 originally issued as BST 84347, 7-9 bonus tracks not on original album

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 7 24352 19562 6
• Barcode: 724352195626

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BST 84347	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Roots & Herbs ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84347	US	1970
BNS 40029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Roots & Herbs ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	BNS 40029	UK	1977
BST 84347K	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Roots & Herbs ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84347K	Germany	Unknown
BST 84 347 K	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Roots & Herbs ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84 347 K	Germany	Unknown
11C 07483039	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Roots & Herbs ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	11C 07483039	Portugal	1970

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