Holiday for Skins
| Holiday for Skins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Volume 1 (BLP 4004) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| 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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| Holiday for Skins | ||||
 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 separate but related albums by American 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
| 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
All tracks are written by Art Blakey
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, chants
- Art Taylor – drums, gong
- Sabu Martinez – bongos, congas, chants
- Ray Barretto, Chonguito Vincente – congas
- Victor Gonzales – bongos
- Andy Delannoy – maracas, cencerro
- Julio Martinez – congas, tree log
- Fred Pagani, Jr. – timbales
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Ray Bryant – piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed – chanting
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Joe Goldberg – liner notes
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