Art Blakey's Big Band And Quintet

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A1	Midriff Written-By – J. Valentine*	3:19
A2	Ain’t Life Grand Written-By – A. Cohn*	3:23
A3	Tippin' Written-By – D. Byrd*	7:03
A4	Pristine Written-By – J. Coltrane*	5:43
B1	El Toro Valiente Written-By – C. Gambrell*, C. Salaam*	2:44
B2	The Kiss Of No Return Written-By – C. Gambrell*, C. Salaam*	5:38
B3	Late Date Written-By – M. Liston*	3:37
B4	The Outer World Written-By – A. Cohn*	4:12
B5	Oasis Written-By – Traditional	2:46

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – DOL

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Bill Graham (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5), Sahib Shihab (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5)
• Baritone Saxophone – Bill Slapin* (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5)
• Bass – Wendell Marshall
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Photography By – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Walter Bishop, Jr.
• Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5), John Coltrane
• Trombone – Frank Rehak (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5), Melba Liston (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5)
• Trumpet – Bill Hardman (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5), Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5), Ray Copeland (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B5)

Notes

Both sessions were originally recorded in New York City, Dec. 1957.

Manufactured in Europe. HQ Virgin Vinyl 140 gram. Printed in 2013 by DOL, a trademark of VINYLOGY.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 89397 27521 1

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
545101	The Art Blakey Big Band* featuring John Coltrane	The Art Blakey Big Band* featuring John Coltrane - Drum Thunder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Polydor	545101	UK	1969
BCP-6015	Art Blakey Big Band*	The Finest Of Art Blakey Big Band: The Bethlehem Years ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Bethlehem Records	BCP-6015	US	1976
VICJ-61487	Art Blakey's Big Band	Art Blakey's Big Band ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Bethlehem Records	VICJ-61487	Japan	2007
AFF 106	Art Blakey's Big Band and Quintet* Featuring John Coltrane	Art Blakey's Big Band and Quintet* Featuring John Coltrane - Ain't Life Grand ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Affinity	AFF 106	UK	1983