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He first gained prominence performing with Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine’s modern big bands alongside future bebop pioneers. In the early 1950s he supported icons like Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis, carving out his reputation as a forceful and expressive drummer. Around 1954, he co‑founded the Jazz Messengers with pianist Horace Silver; when Silver departed, the ensemble evolved under Blakey’s leadership into one of hard bop’s most enduring groups. In 1948 he briefly converted to Islam and sometimes used the name Abdullah ibn Buhaina.\n\nMusically, Blakey’s drumming was thunderous and propulsive—laden with press rolls, cross‑rhythms, and a dynamic that lifted his bandmates’ solos. The Jazz Messengers embodied a hard‑driving, blues‑inflected jazz that bridged bebop and soul‑jazz, blending intricate harmonies with swinging energy. 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