'S Make It

'S Make It
'S Make It
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1965
Recorded	November 15–16, 1964; Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:13 original LP
Label	Limelight; 86001
Producer	Jack Tracy
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology

'S Make It (slang for 'Let's go')^[1] is a recording by the hard bop Art Blakey jazz ensemble. It was recorded in Los Angeles in 1964 and issued on the Limelight label.^[2]^[3]^[4] Following the departure of stars from his 1961 to 1964 band, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter and Cedar Walton, it includes previous Blakey alumni and newer players.^[5] This was trombonist Curtis Fuller's last recording as a regular member of the group, though he would return to record sporadically with Blakey in the 1970s and 80s. The album was re-released on Verve in 2004.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[7]

Jeffery S. McMillan has called the release one of Blakey's most underrated works and that it exemplifies his 1964–1965 work.^[8] In a review in the December 1965 issue of Black World, the title track is described as "a diabolical concept, a dark image, invoking the innermost caverns of Manhattan."^[1] David Rickert calls the album "a fine Messengers album and a good example of the drummer's consistently satisfying work."^[6] Russ Musto referred to the release as a "return to a more soulful sound".^[9] Ken Dryden stated in his Allmusic review that "It's a shame that this was the only recording by this particular lineup of the Jazz Messengers, as [John] Gilmore's strong blowing complements Morgan very well".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Faith"	Stan Freeman/Jack Lawrence	3:46
2.	"'S Make It"	Lee Morgan	5:40
3.	"Waltz for Ruth"	John Hicks	5:46
4.	"One for Gamal"	Morgan	3:41
5.	"Little Hughie"	Curtis Fuller	5:35
6.	"Olympia"	Hicks	5:49
7.	"Lament for Stacy"	Morgan	5:12