Sorti en 1965 sur le label Limelight Records, "'S Make It" capture une période charnière des Jazz Messengers, où le hard bop classique s’ouvre à des sonorités plus modernes et audacieuses.

Autour du batteur légendaire Art Blakey, la formation réunit des musiciens de haut vol, dont Lee Morgan et Curtis Fuller, offrant un équilibre parfait entre puissance rythmique et sophistication harmonique. L’album se distingue par ses arrangements précis, ses cuivres incisifs et une section rythmique d’une intensité remarquable.

Entre compositions dynamiques et improvisations inspirées, "'S Make It" incarne toute la vitalité du jazz des années 60, un son direct, expressif et résolument vivant. Une pièce incontournable pour les amateurs de hard bop et de jazz authentique.

- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "'S Make It" !
- Part of the Verve Vault Series !
- 180 gram vinyl pressed at Optimal in Germany !

'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 on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, John Gilmore on tenor saxophone, John Hicks on piano, and Victor Sproles on 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 180 gram vinyl at Optimal.