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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

As AI spurs higher data volumes, corporate systems are becoming more complex, driving up interest in Datadog’s monitoring services, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Thomas Blakey wrote in an April 30 note.

From MarketWatch May 7, 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

If the customer wants to use another provider, monday.com intends to integrate or connect to it,” Blakey wrote.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 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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