Straight Ahead (Art Blakey album)
# Straight Ahead (Art Blakey album)

Straight Ahead is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1981 and released on the Concord Jazz label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, described it as "One of the best recordings by Art Blakey's 1981 Jazz Messengers... Highly recommended".

## Track listing

* "Falling In Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:52
* "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:30
* "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 9:53
* "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:32
* "E.T.A." (Bobby Watson) - 6:09
* "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 2:56

## Personnel

* Art Blakey - drums
* Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
* Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
* Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
* James Williams - piano
* Charles Fambrough - bass
