Buhaina's Delight Explained

Buhaina's Delight
Type:Album
Artist:Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Cover:Buhainas delight.jpg
Released:Early July 1963[1]
Recorded:November 28 & December 18, 1961
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:40:09
Label:Blue Note Records
BST 84104
Producer:Alfred Lion
Chronology:Art Blakey
Prev Title:Mosaic
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:The African Beat
Next Year:1962

Buhaina's Delight is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1963.[2] Produced by Alfred Lion, the album was recorded in two sessions on November 28, 1961 and December 18, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[3] The album was released by Blue Note Records in July 1963 after Blakey had moved to Riverside Records in late 1962.[4]

Background

"Buhaina" is a reference to the Muslim name, Abdullah ibn Buhaina, Blakey received upon conversion to Islam in 1948 while traveling in West Africa. Although he stopped practicing Islam in the 1950s, Blakey continued to use the name, which became titular on two albums.

Track listing

  1. "Backstage Sally" (Shorter) - 5:58
  2. "Contemplation" (Shorter) - 6:18
  3. "Bu's Delight" (Fuller) - 9:20
  4. "Reincarnation Blues" (Shorter) - 6:36
  5. "Shaky Jake" (Walton) - 6:38
  6. "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 5:12

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=WwsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=4104+blakey&pg=PA10 Billboard July 20, 1963
  2. Billboard, July 20, 1963, p. 10.
  3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-blakey/discography/ Art Blakey Discography
  4. Billboard, Nov. 3, 1962, p. 24.