Straight Ahead is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1981 and released on the Concord Jazz label.

Reception

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, described it as "One of the best recordings by Art Blakey's 1981 Jazz Messengers... Highly recommended".

Straight Ahead (Art Blakey album)

Track listing

"Falling In Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:52

"My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:30

"Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 9:53

"How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:32

"E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 6:09

"The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 2:56

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums

Wynton Marsalis - trumpet

Bobby Watson - alto saxophone

Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone

James Williams - piano

Charles Fambrough - bass

References

1981 live albums

Art Blakey live albums

The Jazz Messengers live albums

Concord Records live albums

Music of the San Francisco Bay Area

Albums recorded at Keystone Korner

Straight Ahead (Art Blakey album)