Live at Soledad Prison 1982 Impulse “Caravan” was Art Blakey and

“Caravan” was Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' first album for Riverside Records

trimmed from quintet to quartet size and with new bassist Thomy Jordi fully integrated

his idea was enthusiastically accepted and the group performed in front of a full house at Soledad Prison

structure and freedom

the band also enjoyed the opportunity to improvise ideas in the studio

Live at Soledad Prison 1982 Impulse “Caravan” was Art Blakey andJamaican reggae supergroup Black Uhuru, captured at the height of their powers. 1982 was a fertile but latent moment for reggae; allegedly, only three radio stations dedicated to the genre existed in the US: Doug Wendt in San Francisco, Roger Steffens in LA, and Lance Linares in Santa Cruz. Perhaps it was this relative lack of attention that spurred the lattermost radio host to facilitate a Black Uhuru live show at Soledad Prison, SC, owing to his