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Buhaina's Delight

| Recorded | Nov 28 & Dec 18, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84104 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 62701 |
The record
Walton settles into the piano chair and gives this Blue Note date its buoyant lift, while Hubbard's brass and the leader's nickname-referencing title track keep things loose but pointed.
Session personnel
- Jymie Merritt — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
The earliest on file is a 1963 US stereo BST 84104 -- deep groove, RVG stamp, Plastylite ear, laminated sleeve -- with the mono BLP 4104 from the same year carrying the same four. A 1965 mono BLP 4104 keeps the groove and the stamp, and 1966 brings All Disc repressings of both numbers. Reissues continue through 1977 and 1978, and the current listing is a 2015 European 180 gram BST-84104.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 28 pressings on file.
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 4104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 1963 | Blue Note · BST 84104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 4104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, DG side 2 · deep groove (one side); RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 4104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, All Disc Pressing · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST-84104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1977 | Blue Note · BST-84104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 78725 2 2 — CD, Album, Copy Protected, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 92425 2 1 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 5 78725 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · CDP 7 84104 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, EMI Jax · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Blue Note · 84104 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
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