Bluesiana Triangle

Bluesiana Triangle is an album by American jazz musician Art Blakey, as well as the name of the short-lived American jazz, blues and funk group that recorded it, consisting of Blakey (drums), Dr. John (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone, flute).

After Blakey's death, the group released a second album, featuring drummer Will Calhoun (who replaced Art Blakey), trombonist Ray Anderson, bassists Essiet Okon Essiet and Jay Leonhart (on different tracks), and percussionist Joe Bonadio.^[1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Bob Porter of Allmusic states that "The music is an above-average mixture of jazz, blues, and funk".^[2]

Track listing

"Heads Up" (David "Fathead" Newman) - 5:43
"Life's a One Way Ticket" (Cousin Joe) - 5:31
"Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me" (Thomas Brigham Bishop) - 10:06
"Need to Be Loved" (Art Blakey, David "Fathead" Newman, Mac Rebennack) - 3:42
"Next Time You See Me" (Bill Harvey, Earl Forest) - 4:49
"When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) - 6:16
"For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 6:33

Personnel

Art Blakey - drums, piano (track 7), vocals
Dr. John - guitar, organ, piano, vocals
David "Fathead" Newman - flute, saxophone, backing vocals
Essiet Okon Essiet - bass, backing vocals
Joe Bonadio - drums (track 7), percussion

References

^ Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b Porter, B. Allmusic Review, accessed August 2, 2018

David "Fathead" Newman

Studio albums

Fathead (1958)
The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! with James Clay (1960)
Straight Ahead (1961)
Fathead Comes On (1962)
House of David (1967)
Double Barrelled Soul with Jack McDuff (1968)
Bigger & Better (1968)
The Many Facets of David Newman (1968)
Captain Buckles (1971)
Lonely Avenue (1972)
The Weapon (1973)
Newmanism (1974)
Mr. Fathead (1976)
Front Money (1977)
Concrete Jungle (1978)
Keep the Dream Alive (1978)
Scratch My Back (1979)
Resurgence! (1981)
Still Hard Times (1982)
Heads Up (1987)
Blue Head (1989) with Clifford Jordan
Blue Greens & Beans with Marchel Ivery & the Rein de Graaff Trio (1990)
Bluesiana Triangle with Bluesiana Triangle (1990)
Bluesiana II with Bluesiana Triangle (1991)
Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool (1994)
Under a Woodstock Moon (1996)
Chillin' (1999)
Keep the Spirits Singing (2001)
Davey Blue (2001)
The Gift (2003)
Song for the New Man (2004)
I Remember Brother Ray (2005)
Cityscape (2006)
Life (2007)
Diamondhead (2008)
The Blessing (2009)

Live albums

Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard with Hank Crawford, Stanley Turrentine (1989)
Return to the Wide Open Spaces with Ellis Marsalis Jr. and Cornell Dupree (1990)

v t e The Jazz Messengers
Art Blakey Dale Barlow Mickey Bass Terence Blanchard Joanne Brackeen Cameron Brown Donald Brown Bobby Broom Donald Byrd George Cables Buck Clarke Chick Corea Steve Davis Spanky DeBrest Sam Dockery Kenny Dorham Essiet Essiet Robin Eubanks Charles Fambrough Curtis Fuller Carlos Garnett John Gilmore Benny Golson Benny Green Johnny Griffin Bill Hardman Donald Harrison Philip Harper John Hicks Freddie Hubbard Dennis Irwin Javon Jackson Carter Jefferson Geoffrey Keezer Frank Lacy Brian Lynch Branford Marsalis Wynton Marsalis Jackie McLean Jymie Merritt Mulgrew Miller Hank Mobley Lee Morgan Billy Pierce Lonnie Plaxico Valery Ponomarev Wallace Roney Gregory Charles Royal David Schnitter Woody Shaw Clarence Seay Wayne Shorter Horace Silver Victor Sproles Bobby Timmons Jean Toussaint McCoy Tyner Cedar Walton Peter Washington Doug Watkins Bobby Watson James Williams Reggie Workman
Studio albums	The Jazz Messengers (1956) Hard Bop (1957) Ritual (1957) Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... (1957) Cu-Bop (1957) Hard Drive (1957) A Night in Tunisia (1958) Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1958) Moanin' (1959) The Big Beat (1960) A Night in Tunisia (1961) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961) Mosaic (1962) Buhaina's Delight (1963) Caravan (1963) The Freedom Rider (1964) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Indestructible (1965) 'S Make It (1965) Soul Finger (1965) Tough! (1966) Like Someone in Love (1967) The Witch Doctor (1969) Roots & Herbs (1970) Child's Dance (1972) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973) In Walked Sonny (1975) Backgammon (1976) Gypsy Folk Tales (1977) In My Prime Vol. 1 (1978) In My Prime Vol. 2 (1978) Reflections in Blue (1979) Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording (1979) Album of the Year (1981) Oh-By the Way (1984) Blue Night (1985) Feeling Good (1986) Not Yet (1988) I Get a Kick Out of Bu (1988) Chippin' In (1990) One for All (1990)
Live albums	At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1956) At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1956) A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers (1957) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1959) At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 (1959) Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (1960) Paris Jam Session (1960) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 and 2 (1960) A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March (1961) Three Blind Mice (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Buttercorn Lady (1966) Jazz Messengers '70 (1970) In This Korner (1978) Live at Montreux and Northsea (1980) One by One (1981) Art Blakey in Sweden (1981) Straight Ahead (1981) Keystone 3 (1982) Live at Kimball's (1985) The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (1989)
Compilation albums	Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1956) The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956) Drum Suite (1957) Pisces (1979) Africaine (1981) Originally (1982)
Soundtrack albums	Des Femmes Disparaissent (1959) Les liaisons dangereuses 1960 (1960)
Art Blakey solo albums	Blakey (1954)* A Night at Birdland Vol. 1, Vol. 2 & Vol. 3 (1954) Orgy in Rhythm (1957) Art Blakey Big Band (1957) Holiday for Skins (1958) Drums Around the Corner (1959) The African Beat (1962) A Jazz Message (1963) Hold On, I'm Coming (1966) Killer Joe (1981) Bluesiana Triangle (1990)
Related	Discography

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