Buhaina's Delight

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Buhaina's Delight
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length40:09
LabelBlue Note Records
BST 84104
ProducerAlfred Lion
Art Blakey chronology
Mosaic
(1961)
Buhaina's Delight
(1963)
The African Beat
(1962)
The
Jazz Messengers
chronology
Mosaic
(1961)
Buhaina's Delight
(1961)
Three Blind Mice
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
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Buhaina's Delight is a

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[7] The album was released by Blue Note Records in July 1963 after Blakey had moved to Riverside Records in late 1962.[8]

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

References

  1. ^ Billboard July 20, 1963
  2. Down Beat
    : August 29, 1963 Vol. 30, No.24
  3. ^ Allmusic review
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  6. ^ Billboard, July 20, 1963, p. 10.
  7. ^ Art Blakey Discography
  8. ^ Billboard, Nov. 3, 1962, p. 24.