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Blakey

American  
[bley-kee] / ˈbleɪ ki /

noun

  1. Art Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, 1919–90, U.S. jazz drummer.


Blakey British  
/ ˈbleɪkɪ /

noun

  1. Art , full name Arthur Blakey . (1919–90), US Black jazz drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers band

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He went on to play with many leading jazz artists including Art Blakey, Bud Powell and Miles Davis.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

That said, ServiceNow showed encouraging results on the AI front, according to Cantor Fitzgerald’s Thomas Blakey.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Management has been calling for a “hockey stick” in AI consumption during the second half of 2026 and into 2027, and Blakey said the guidance boost suggests that dynamic is materializing ahead of schedule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Records, which boasts a renowned jazz catalog, featuring releases from Max Roach, Art Blakey, Gil Evans and perhaps most notably, John Coltrane.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In the late 1940s, Billy Eckstine’s big band boasted among its ranks some of the rising stars of the bebop era: Blakey, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Fats Navarro.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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