Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Strasbourg 82 (Gearbox, LP/CD/Digital, 11. Oktober 2025)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet
Donald Harrison, alto saxophone
Billy Pierce, tenor saxophone
Johnny O’Neal, piano
Charles Fambrough, double bass
Art Blakey, drums
Recorded on 1st April 1982 in Strasbourg, France
Mastered by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Records, London
Album artwork by Alan Foulkes
Der Vorabtrack klingt ziemlich gut! Und das im Oktober scheint eine Art Pre-Release zu sein, da steht noch was von „general release“ im Februar 2026 …
https://gearboxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/strasbourg-82
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