Orgy in Rhythm

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Orgy in Rhythm
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Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of May 1957 (Vol. One) [1]
Early October 1957 (Vol. Two) [2]
RecordedMarch 7, 1957
StudioManhattan Towers
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length38:54 (Vol. One)
29:14 (Vol. Two)
68:08 (CD reissue)
Label Blue Note
BLP 1554 (Vol. One)
BLP 1555 (Vol. Two) [3]
Art Blakey chronology
Drum Suite
(1957)
Orgy in Rhythm
(1957)
A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]

Orgy in Rhythm, Volumes One & Two are a pair of separate but related albums by American jazz drummer Art Blakey, recorded on March 7, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that same year in May and October respectively. [7]

Contents

Background

Style

It is early example of a percussion-oriented jazz record, a format Blakey had first explored on the A-side to Drum Suite released on Columbia the month before Orgy in Rhythm, Volume One.[ citation needed ]

Release history

In the 1997 limited-edition CD reissue by Blue Note, it was consolidated into a single volume. [8]

Track listing

Orgy in Rhythm, Volume One

All tracks are written by Art Blakey

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Buhaina Chant"10:30
2."Ya Ya"7:06
Total length:17:36
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Toffi"12:20
2."Split Skins"8:58
Total length:21:18 38:54

Orgy in Rhythm, Volume Two

All tracks are written by Art Blakey

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Amuck"6:49
2."Elephant Walk"6:56
Total length:13:45
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Come Out and Meet Me Tonight"5:43
2."Abdallah's Delight"9:46
Total length:15:29 29:14

1997 CD reissue

All tracks are written by Art Blakey

No.TitleLength
1."Buhaina Chant"10:30
2."Ya Ya"7:06
3."Toffi"12:20
4."Split Skins"8:58
5."Amuck"6:49
6."Elephant Walk"6:56
7."Come Out and Meet Me Tonight"5:43
8."Abdallah's Delight"9:46
Total length:1:08:08

Personnel

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References

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