In This Korner

In This Korner
Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1978
Recorded	May 8, 1978 Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Concord Jazz CJ 68
Producer	Frank Dorritie
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
In My Prime Vol. 2 (1977) In This Korner (1978) Reflections in Blue (1978)

In This Korner is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1978 and released on the Concord Jazz label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating that "Although one of the lesser-known editions of The Jazz Messengers, the sextet featured on this Concord session could hold its own with its more acclaimed predecessors and successors".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by James Williams except as indicated

1. Art Blakey Intro - 1:17
2. "Pamela" (Bobby Watson) - 9:31
3. "Unlimited" - 6:36
4. "In This Korner" - 7:47
5. "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:28
6. "Dark Side, Light Side" (George Cables) - 10:11
7. "1977 A.D." - 10:19 Bonus track on CD
8. "Blue for Two" (Valery Ponomarev) - 7:33

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. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.