Lee Morgan + Wayne Shorter + Art Blakey = The Best of the Jazz Messengers

Any incarnation of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers featuring Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter represents the epitome of the Jazz Messengers and hard bop. They take you to church on jams such as "This Here" while also combining Morgan's fiery passion and funk with Shorter's more elegant, 'refined' approach and composing talent. They complemented each other perfectly as well as composed and 'blew' some of the best solos Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers ever played. If I rememeber correctly, Lee Morgan actually brought Shorter into the Jazz Messengers by recommending him to Blakey. 

Enjoy some great jazz below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDwy3-B02Us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfGDTGBHM9M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV5EXrfs_Aw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyLY7FSd3WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU2pITrtwMs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTp8UxEsvSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXL6FDt5L5k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPI3xMd9liM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ITj7KR5rk