Reflections in Blue (Art Blakey album)

Reflections in Blue is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1978 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.[1][2]

Reflections in Blue
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
In This Korner (1978) Reflections in Blue (1979) Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording (1979)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[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".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by James Williams except as indicated

1. "Reflections in Blue" - 4:45
2. "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 4:54
3. "Say, Dr. "J"" - 8:57
4. "Mishima" (David Schnitter) - 6:37
5. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:50
6. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 5:20
7. "Ellington Medley: Chelsea Bridge/In a Sentimental Mood" (Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington) - 9:50
8. "Stretching" - 5:10

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
• Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
• David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
• James Williams - piano
• Dennis Irwin - bass

References

1. Art Blakey discography accessed June 18, 2013
2. Art Blakey chronology accessed June 18, 2013
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 18, 2013
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.