S Make It (slang for 'Let's go') is a recording by the hard bop

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jazz ensemble. It was recorded in Los Angeles in 1964 and issued on the Limelight label.Matsubayashi, K
Mercury Records Collection: LS-86001: 'S Make It / Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
accessed January 22, 2018 Following the departure of stars from his 1961 to 1964 band,

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and

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, it includes previous Blakey alumni and newer players. This was trombonist

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's last recording as a regular member of the group, though he would return to record sporadically with Blakey in the 1970s and 80s. The album was re-released on Verve in 2004.

Reception

Jeffery S. McMillan has called the release one of Blakey's most underrated works and that it exemplifies his 1964–1965 work. In a review in the December 1965 issue of '' Black World'', the title track is described as "a diabolical concept, a dark image, invoking the innermost caverns of Manhattan." David Rickert calls the album "a fine Messengers album and a good example of the drummer's consistently satisfying work." Russ Musto referred to the release as a "return to a more soulful sound". Ken Dryden stated in his

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review that "It's a shame that this was the only recording by this particular lineup of the Jazz Messengers, as ohnGilmore's strong blowing complements Morgan very well".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– drums *

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– trumpet *

– trombone * John Gilmore – tenor sax *

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– piano * Victor Sproles – bass Production * Jack Tracy – producer * Ken Druker – executive producer * Pete Romano – engineer * Dave Wiechman – engineer * Kip Smith – mixing *

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– liner notes * Don Bronstein – cover photo

References

Art Blakey albums The Jazz Messengers albums 1965 albums {{1960s-jazz-album-stub