1959 studio album by Art Blakey
Holiday for Skins Volume 1 (BLP 4004)
Released Early June 1959[ 1] Recorded November 9, 1958 Studio Manhattan Towers, NYC Genre Jazz Length 33 :58 Label Blue Note Producer Alfred Lion
Volume 2 (BLP 4005)
Holiday for Skins, Volumes 1 & 2 jazz drummer Art Blakey , recorded on November 9, 1958 and released on Blue Note the following year.
Release history
They were reissued together on a single CD in 2006.[ 4]
Track listing
Holiday for Skins, Volumes One All tracks are written by Art Blakey
Side 1 Title 1. "The Feast" 8:52 2. "Aghano" 6:03
Side 2 Title 1. "Lamento Africano" 8:22 2. "Mirage" 10:27
Holiday for Skins, Volumes Two All tracks are written by Art Blakey except as noted
Side 1 Title Writer(s) 1. "O'Tinde" 6:14 2. "Swingin' Kilts" Ray Bryant 8:48
Side 2 Title Writer(s) 1. "Dinga" 8:57 2. "Reflection" Bryant 9:06
2006 CD reissue
All tracks are written by Art Blakey
Title Writer(s) 1. "Aghano" 6:07 2. "The Feast" 8:56 3. "Mirage" 10:30 4. "Lamento Africano" 8:25 5. "O'Tinde" 6:17 6. "Swingin' Kilts" Ray Bryant 8:53 7. "Dinga" 9:00 8. "Reflection" Bryant 9:06
Personnel
Musicians
Art Blakey – drums , chants
Philly Joe Jones – drums, timpani , chantsArt Taylor – drums, gongSabu Martinez – bongos , congas , chantsRay Barretto , Chonguito Vincente – congasVictor Gonzales – bongos
Andy Delannoy – maracas , cencerro
Julio Martinez – congas, tree log
Fred Pagani, Jr. – timbales
Donald Byrd – trumpetRay Bryant – pianoWendell Marshall – bassAustin Cromer, Hal Rasheed – chanting
Technical personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Solo or The Jazz
Studio Live Soundtracks
Collaborations,
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As WithPepper WithThe Jazz WithGigi WithJackie WithHank With
Discoveries Presenting Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley , 1955)Jammin' with Gene Gene Ammons , 1956)All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)All Day Long 2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Whims of Chambers Paul Chambers , 1956)Paul Chambers Quintet Sonny's Crib Sonny Clark , 1957)My Conception Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke , 1955)Lush Life John Coltrane , 1957–58)The Believer The Last Trane Black Pearls Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Wailing With Lou Lou Donaldson , 1957)Lou Takes Off This Is New Kenny Drew , 1957)All Mornin' Long Red Garland , 1957)Soul Junction High Pressure One Flight Up Dexter Gordon , 1964)Ladybird Snap Your Fingers Al Grey , 1962)Johnny Griffin Sextet Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 Guru , 1993)Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality My Point of View Herbie Hancock , 1993)Tone Tantrum Swamp Seed Jimmy Heath , 1963)Informal Jazz Elmo Hope , 1956)African High Life Solomon Ilori , 1963)Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)Quartet-Quintet Hank Jones , 1955)Bluebird TV Action Jazz! Mundell Lowe , 1959)The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Goin' Out of My Head Wes Montgomery , 1965)Hush! Duke Pearson , 1962)Wahoo! Another One Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)Winner's Circle Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)Blues in Trinity Dizzy Reece , 1958)The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Dimensions & Extensions Sam Rivers , 1967)Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 Don't Stop the Carnival Sonny Rollins , 1978)Silver's Blue Horace Silver , 1956)6 Pieces of Silver A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two Taylor's Wailers Art Taylor , 1957)Soul Sauce Cal Tjader , 1964)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Top Brass Ernie Wilkins , 1955)Pairing Off Phil Woods , 1956)
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