Hard Drive (Art Blakey album)

Hard Drive is an album by drummer Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Bethlehem label.

Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music on this album is typical hard bop of the period, well played and full of enthusiasm and fire".

Track listing

 * 1) "For Minors Only" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:49
 * 2) "Right Down Front" (Johnny Griffin) - 4:31
 * 3) "Deo-X" (Bill Hardman) - 5:50
 * 4) "Sweet Sakeena" (Hardman) - 5:06
 * 5) "For Miles and Miles" (Heath) - 5:24
 * 6) "Krafty" (Griffin) - 6:35
 * 7) "Late Spring" (Leon Mitchell) - 5:36
 * Recorded in New York City on October 9 (track 3) and October 11 (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7), 1957

Personnel

 * Art Blakey - drums
 * Bill Hardman - trumpet
 * Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
 * Junior Mance (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7), Sam Dockery (track 3) - piano
 * Spanky DeBrest - bass