| New York Scene | ||||
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| Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | May 1984 Mikell's, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:59 | |||
| Label | Concord Jazz CJ 256 | |||
| Producer | Frank Dorritie | |||
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New York Scene is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in New York City in 1984 and released on the Concord Jazz label. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "a fine set of hard bop". [3]
This recording won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Recording, Group
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