Tough! + Hard Bop + 1 Bonus Track

Digitally re-mastered two-for containing a pair of albums from the Jazz great on one CD. Contains the complete original album Tough by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. This album presents Blakey's second formation of his Jazz Messengers, with Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, and Spanky DeBrest. As a bonus, we have added the complete LP Hard Bop as well as the group's first version of the Gershwin Medley they later included on Tough. Solar.