Album · 1958
Tracklist
A1 Midriff
A2 Ain't Life Grand
A3 Tippin'
A4 Pristine
B1 El Toro Valiente
B2 Kiss Of No Return
B3 Last Date
B4 Outer World
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Bill Graham (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4), Sahib Shihab (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
Baritone Saxophone – Bill Slapin (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
Bass – Wendell Marshall
Drums – Art Blakey
Piano – Walter Bishop
Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4), John Coltrane
Trombone – Frank Rehak (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4), Melba Liston (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
Trumpet – Bill Hardman (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4), Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4), Ray Copeland (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
About this release
Bethlehem BCP 6027 (US)
Recorded in New York City, December, 1957
Released in UK as "Drum Thunder"(Polydor – 545101,1969)and "Ain't Life Grand"(Affinity – AFF 106,1983). Released in France as "Art Blakey . Donald Byrd . John Coltrane"(President Hifi Records – KVP 142,1960).Reissued in 1965 as "Art Blakey And His Driving Big Band"(Bethlehem Records – BX 4018,1965)
Thanks to snobb for the addition