Keystone 3 is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1982 and released on the Concord Jazz label.[1][2]

Keystone 3
Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1982
Recorded	January 1982 Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:33
Label	Concord Jazz CJ 196
Producer	Frank Dorritie
Art Blakey chronology
Killer Joe (1981) Keystone 3 (1982) Oh-By the Way (1982)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Straight Ahead (1981) Keystone 3 (1982) Oh-By the Way (1982)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Michael G. Nastos of Allmusic stated "Of the many live recordings with different Jazz Messengers lineups, this ranks among their best, and is a springboard for what the Marsalis brothers would offer as artists in their own right. With Blakey, this combination was special".[3]

Track listing

1. "In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:25
2. "In A Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) - 7:15
3. "Fuller Love" (Bobby Watson) - 8:49
4. "Waterfalls" (Wynton Marsalis) - 11:28
5. "A La Mode" (Curtis Fuller) - 10:36

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
• Branford Marsalis - alto saxophone
• Bill Pierce - tenor saxophone
• Donald Brown - piano
• Charles Fambrough - bass

References