Holiday for Skins | ||||
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Released | Early June 1959 [1] | |||
Recorded | November 9, 1958 | |||
Studio | Manhattan Towers, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 33:58 (Vol. 1) 33:16 (Vol. 2) 67:14 (CD) | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 4004 (Vol. 1) BLP 4005 (Vol. 2) | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Art Blakey chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Holiday for Skins, Volumes 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related albums by American jazz drummer Art Blakey, recorded on November 9, 1958 and released on Blue Note the following year.
They were reissued together on a single CD in 2006. [4]
All tracks are written by Art Blakey
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Feast" | 8:52 |
2. | "Aghano" | 6:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lamento Africano" | 8:22 |
2. | "Mirage" | 10:27 |
All tracks are written by Art Blakey except as noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "O'Tinde" | 6:14 | |
2. | "Swingin' Kilts" | Ray Bryant | 8:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dinga" | 8:57 | |
2. | "Reflection" | Bryant | 9:06 |
All tracks are written by Art Blakey
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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