Buhaina's Delight | ||||
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Studio album by Art Blakey and theJazz Messengers | ||||
Released | Early July 1963[1] | |||
Recorded | November 28 & December 18, 1961 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio,Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:09 | |||
Label | Blue Note Records BST 84104 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Buhaina's Delight is ajazz album released byArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1963.[6] Produced byAlfred Lion, the album was recorded in two sessions on November 28, 1961 and December 18, 1961 atVan Gelder Studio inEnglewood Cliffs,New Jersey.[7] The album was released byBlue Note Records in July 1963 after Blakey had moved toRiverside Records in late 1962.[8]
"Buhaina" is a reference to the Muslim name, Abdullah ibn Buhaina, Blakey received upon conversion to Islam in 1948 while traveling in West Africa. Although he stopped practicing Islam in the 1950s, Blakey continued to use the name, which became titular on two albums.