Home / Music / Art Blakey's Prelude keeps the hard bop tradition driving forwardMusic linernotes album music art-blakey-and-the-jazz-messengersArt Blakey's Prelude keeps the hard bop tradition driving forwardPrelude continues Art Blakey’s signature hard bop style, characterized by driving rhythms and blues-inflected melodies. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesArt Blakey ran the Jazz Messengers like a school for young talent — the Moanin' lineup was its finestArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers kept their compositions alive for decadesArt Blakey's drums drove the Jazz MessengersArt Blakey ran the Jazz Messengers as a proving ground for jazz greatsThe Jazz Messengers was Art Blakey's finishing school for jazz talentExploreThe Disintegration Loops started with decaying tapes of 1982 radio MuzakOneness of Juju was the second incarnation of James Plunky Branch's Afrocentric jazz groupOtis Blue was Otis Redding's first album to top the R&B chart(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay became Otis Redding's only number-one, recorded three days before his deathMs. Jackson was OutKast's first number-one singlePrevious Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, and Bill Summers joined Herbie Hancock on Head Hunters.Next Art Blakey's Prelude came out in 1975 on Mercury