By the time Art Blakey recorded The Freedom Rider, segregation in public bus terminals was outlawed. But the battle had just begun. State and local governments in the South continued to enforce ...

In January 1961, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers were on their first tour ... them exhaling while enjoying a quintet that embraced improvisation, independence and freedom. They also recognized that ...

By the time Art Blakey recorded The Freedom Rider, segregation in public bus terminals was outlawed. But the battle had just begun. State and local governments in the South continued to enforce ...