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1958 – Paris Olympia
Live album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
Released	1958
Recorded	November 22 and December 17, 1958
Venue	L'Olympia, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:20
Label	Fontana (France) 680 202 ML
Art Blakey chronology
Holiday for Skins (1958) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958) Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Moanin' (1958) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958) Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958)

1958 – Paris Olympia is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers recorded at L'Olympia in 1958 and originally released on the French Fontana label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
DownBeat
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "Hard bop at its best, all of it propelled by the powerful drumming of Art Blakey".

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except where indicated.

1. "Just by Myself" – 4:35
2. "I Remember Clifford" – 5:36
3. "Are You Real" – 10:17
4. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 13:38
5. "Justice" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:17
6. "Blues March" – 5:46
7. "Whisper Not" – 7:11

Personnel

• Art Blakey – drums
• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Jymie Merritt – bass

References

1. Art Blakey discography accessed June 26, 2013
2. Art Blakey chronology accessed June 26, 2013
3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 26, 2013
4. Lange, Art (July 1988). "Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
5. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

• Art Blakey live albums
• The Jazz Messengers live albums
• 1958 live albums
• Albums recorded at the Olympia (Paris)
• Fontana Records live albums