| Holiday for Skins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Volume 1 (BLP 4004) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early June 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 9, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Manhattan Towers, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:58 Volume 1 33:16 Volume 2 67:14 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4004, BLP 4005 BST 84004, BST 84005 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Art Blakey chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Volume 2 (BLP 4005) | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Holiday for Skins, Volumes 1 & 2 are a pair of related albums by 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]
Track listing
Original release
Holiday for Skins, Volumes One
All tracks are written by Art Blakey
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aghano" | 6:07 |
| 2. | "The Feast" | 8:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirage" | 10:30 |
| 2. | "Lamento Africano" | 8:25 |
Holiday for Skins, Volumes Two
All tracks are written by Art Blakey except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O'Tinde" | 6:17 | |
| 2. | "Swingin' Kilts" | Ray Bryant | 8:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dinga" | 9:00 | |
| 2. | "Reflection" | Bryant | 9:06 |
2006 CD reissue
- "The Feast" – 8:56
- "Aghano" – 6:07
- "Lamento Africano" – 8:25
- "Mirage" – 10:30
- "O'Tinde" – 6:17
- "Swingin' Kilts" – 8:53
- "Dinga" – 9:00
- "Reflection" – 9:06
Personnel
- Art Blakey – drums, chanting
- Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
- Ray Bryant – piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Philly Joe Jones – drums, chanting, vocals
- Ray Barretto, Victor Gonzales, Julio Martinez, Sabu Martinez, Chonguito Vincente – bongos, congas
- Fred Pagani – timbales
- Andy Delannoy – maracas
- Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed – chanting
References
- ↑ Billboard June 15, 1959
- ↑ Allmusic Review
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ↑ Allmusic
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