Tracklist
| A1 |
Midriff |
| A2 |
Ain't Life Grand |
| A3 |
Tippin' |
| A4 |
Pristine |
| B1 |
El Toro Valiente |
| B2 |
The Kiss Of No Return |
| B3 |
Late Date |
| B4 |
The Outer World |
Credits
-
Alto Saxophone
–
Bill Graham (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4),
Sahib Shihab (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4)
-
Baritone Saxophone
–
Bill Slapin* (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4)
-
Bass
–
Wendell Marshall
-
Drums
–
Art Blakey
-
Piano
–
Walter Bishop*
-
Tenor Saxophone
–
Al Cohn (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4),
John Coltrane
-
Trombone
–
Frank Rehak (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4),
Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4),
Melba Liston (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4)
-
Trumpet
–
Bill Hardman (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4),
Donald Byrd,
Idrees Sulieman (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4),
Ray Copeland (tracks: A1-A2, B1-B4)
Notes
Recorded in New York City, December 1957.
Reviewed as a new release by Alun Morgan, Gramophone magazine, November 1959, p. 256.
Other versions
| Category |
Artist |
Title (Format) |
Label |
Category |
Country |
Year |
| BCP-6027 |
Art Blakey's Big Band |
Art Blakey's Big Band (LP, Album)
|
Bethlehem Records |
BCP-6027 |
US |
1958 |
| TOCJ-62046 |
Art Blakey's Big Band |
Art Blakey's Big Band (CD, Album, RE, RM)
|
Bethlehem Records |
TOCJ-62046 |
Japan |
2000 |
| MP 2272 |
Art Blakey's Big Band |
Art Blakey's Big Band (LP, Album)
|
Polydor |
MP 2272 |
Japan |
Unknown |
| VICJ-61487 |
Art Blakey's Big Band |
Art Blakey's Big Band (CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)
|
Bethlehem Records |
VICJ-61487 |
Japan |
2007 |
| CDSOL-6013 |
Art Blakey's Big Band |
Art Blakey's Big Band (CD, Album, RE)
|
Bethlehem Records |
CDSOL-6013 |
Japan |
2012 |