Curtis Fuller

Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー expanded the possibilities of trombone in jazz. Beyond his celebrated work with Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー's Jazz Messengers, he appeared on John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's Blue Train — one of the most iconic trombone performances in hard bop.

— Art Blakey: Jazz Messenger, Leslie Gourse, 2002

Blue Train (1957) was John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's sole Blue Note album. With a three-horn front line including Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン and Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー, it captured his hard-bop side just before he systematized "sheets of sound."

— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Mosaic

Art Blakey · 1961

Recorded in October 1961, MosaicMosaicArt Blakey · 1961 inaugurated the six-piece Messengers with Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード, Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー, Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター, Cedar WaltonCedar Waltonシダー・ウォルトン and Jymie Merritt. The three-horn front line opened a new chapter for the band.

— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード served in Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー's Jazz Messengers from 1961 to 1964, forming a three-horn front line with Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター and Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー. The Messengers experience shaped his discipline and range as a player.

— Art Blakey: Jazz Messenger, Leslie Gourse, 2002

Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー's trombone was central to John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's lone Blue Note leader date, 'Blue Train,' recorded in September 1957. The three-horn front line he formed with Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン became one of hard bop's ideal sounds.

— John Coltrane: His Life and Music, Lewis Porter, 1998

Mosaic

Art Blakey · 1961

Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー co-founded the Jazztet with Benny Golson in 1959, then anchored the trombone chair in Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー's three-horn Messengers from 1961 to 1965. On MosaicMosaicArt Blakey · 1961 his robust tone was key to the band's density.

— Art Blakey: Jazz Messenger, Leslie Gourse, 2002

Art TaylorArt Taylorアート・テイラー played drums on John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's sole Blue Note album, Blue Train (September 1957). His rock-solid swing, supporting the Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン and Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー front line, embodied the hard bop drumming standard.

— John Coltrane: His Life and Music, Lewis Porter, 1998

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Makaya McCraven · 2021

Mode for Joe

Joe Henderson · 1966

Free for All

Art Blakey · 1964

Mosaic

Art Blakey · 1961

In 1961, pianist Cedar Walton brought his new composition "Mosaic" to a rehearsal with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He later said the horn players—Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller, and Wayne Shorter—devoured the tune "like eating cornflakes," playing it better than he could himself.

— Statement stmt-cedar-walton-on-freddie-hubbard

And those guys, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller and Wayne Shorter, they ate it up like it was Post Toasties. They played it better than I could.

On bringing his tune "Mosaic" to an Art Blakey Jazz Messengers rehearsal.