Buhaina's Delight

Buhaina's Delight
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	Early July 1963[1]
Recorded	November 28 & December 18, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:09
Label	Blue Note Records BST 84104
Producer	Alfred Lion
Art Blakey chronology
Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) The African Beat (1962)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Three Blind Mice (1962)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Buhaina's Delight is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1963.^[5] Produced by Alfred Lion, the album was recorded in two sessions on November 28, 1961 and December 18, 1961 at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.^[6] The album was released by Blue Note Records in July 1963 after Blakey had moved to Riverside Records in late 1962.^[7]

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" (Mancini, Mercer) - 5:12

Personnel

• Art Blakey, drums
• Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
• Curtis Fuller, trombone
• Cedar Walton, piano
• Jymie Merritt, bass

References

1. Billboard July 20, 1963
2. Down Beat: August 29, 1963 Vol. 30, No.24
3. Allmusic review
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Billboard, July 20, 1963, p. 10.
6. Art Blakey Discography
7. Billboard, Nov. 3, 1962, p. 24.