Title: S Make It (Verve Vault Series) LP
Artist: Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers
Label: Verve
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 199957010221
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Traditional
Release Date: 2026-04-17
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: 180 GRAM VINYL

‘S Make It, recorded in 1964 and released the following year on Limelight, captures drummer Art Blakey leading a transitional edition of his Jazz Messengers. At the time, Blakey was navigating the departure of several key members and searching for a new configuration, resulting in a distinctive short-lived lineup within the band’s long history. The sextet featured Lee Morgan (trumpet,) Curtis Fuller (trombone,) John Gilmore (tenor saxophone,) John Hicks (piano,) and Victor Sproles (bass.) Together, they delivered a hard-driving program that reflects both Blakey’s established hard-bop intensity and the shifting personnel landscape of the mid-1960s Messengers. Blakey’s drumming anchors the session throughout with the galvanic rhythmic command that defined his leadership across decades. The Verve Vault Series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracks:
1.1 Faith
1.2 ‘s Make It
1.3 Waltz for Ruth
1.4 One for Gamal
1.5 Little Hughie
1.6 Olympia
1.7 Lament for Stacy