Buhaina's Delight
by Art Blakey
- Type: Album
- Released: July 1963
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:03:18
- Community rating: 3.93/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Alfred Lion, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Jymie Merritt
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Anchored by Art Blakey's thunderous polyrhythms and an all-star horn section, 'Buhaina's Delight' is a quintessential hard bop masterclass. The sextet operates with an explosive, nocturnal energy that emphasizes brilliant solos and tight, muscular arrangements.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Backstage Sally (5:58)
- Contemplation (6:16)
- Bu's Delight (9:21)
- Reincarnation Blues (6:35)
- Shaky Jake (6:38)
- Moon River (5:11)
- Backstage Sally (6:04)
- Bu's Delight (6:56)
- Reincarnation Blues (5:02)
- Moon River (5:13)
Credits
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - primary artist, drums
- Jymie Merritt - bass
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by [recording by]
- Leonard Feather - liner notes
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
- Cedar Walton - piano, written-by
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, written-by
- Curtis Fuller - trombone, written-by
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Henry Mancini - written-by
- Johnny Mercer - written-by