Buhaina's Delight

Buhaina's Delight is a jazz album released by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1963.^[6] Produced by Alfred Lion, the album was recorded in two sessions on November 28, 1961 and December 18, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.^[7] The album was released by Blue Note Records in July 1963 after Blakey had went to Riverside Records in late 1962.^[8]

Buhaina's Delight
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz 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
Art Blakey chronology
Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1963) 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]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Background

"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.

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" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 5:12

Personnel

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