Art Blakey
/ˌɑːt ˈbleɪki/
/ˌɑːrt ˈbleɪki/
- (also Abdulla Ibn Buhaina)(1919-90) a US jazz musician who played the drums. From 1954 he led a small group, the Jazz Messengers, and one of their most successful records was Buhaina's Delight (1961). He was chosen for the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1981.
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