Holiday for Skins

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Holiday for Skins is a 1959 album by jazz drummer Art Blakey. Originally recorded for Blue Note Records in November 1958, the album was released in two volumes before being reissued together on CD in 2006.

Track listing

All compositions by Art Blakey except as indicated

Holiday for Skins Volume 1 (BLP 4004)

1. "Aghano" - 6:07
2. "The Feast" - 8:56
3. "Mirage" - 10:30
4. "Lamento Africano" - 8:25

Holiday for Skins Volume 2 (BLP 4005)

1. "O'Tinde" - 6:17
2. "Swingin' Kilts" (Ray Bryant) - 8:53
3. "Dinga" - 9:00
4. "Reflection" (Bryant) - 9:06

CD reissue

1. "The Feast" - 8:56
2. "Aghano" - 6:07
3. "Lamento Africano" - 8:25
4. "Mirage" - 10:30
5. "O'Tinde" - 6:17
6. "Swingin' Kilts" - 8:53
7. "Dinga" - 9:00
8. "Reflection" - 9:06

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums, chanting
• Donald Byrd - trumpet (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Art Taylor - drums
• Philly Joe Jones - drums, chanting, vocals
• Ray Barretto, Victor Gonzales, Julio Martinez, Sabu Martinez, Chonguito Vincente - bongos, congas
• Fred Pagani - timbales
• Andy Delannoy - maracas
• Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed - chanting