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Holiday for Skins

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Holiday for Skins
Volume 1 (BLP 4004)
Studio album by
ReleasedEarly June 1959[1]
RecordedNovember 9, 1958
StudioManhattan Towers, NYC
GenreJazz
Length33:58 (Vol. 1)
33:16 (Vol. 2)
67:14 (CD)
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4004 (Vol. 1)
BLP 4005 (Vol. 2)
ProducerAlfred Lion
Art Blakey chronology
Drums Around the Corner
(1958)
Holiday for Skins
(1959)
1958 - Paris Olympia
(1958)
Holiday for Skins
Volume 2 (BLP 4005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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They were reissued together on a single CD in 2006.[4]

Track listing

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Holiday for Skins, Volumes One

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All tracks are written by Art Blakey

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."The Feast"8:52
2."Aghano"6:03
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Lamento Africano"8:22
2."Mirage"10:27

Holiday for Skins, Volumes Two

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All tracks are written by Art Blakey except as noted

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."O'Tinde" 6:14
2."Swingin' Kilts"Ray Bryant8:48
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dinga" 8:57
2."Reflection"Bryant9:06

2006 CD reissue

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All tracks are written by Art Blakey

No.TitleWriter(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 Bryant8:53
7."Dinga" 9:00
8."Reflection"Bryant9:06

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard June 15, 1959
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ^ Allmusic