Orgy in Rhythm
Studio album by
Art Blakey
ReleasedEnd of May 1957 (Vol. One)[1]
Early October 1957 (Vol. Two)[2]
RecordedMarch 7, 1957
StudioManhattan Towers
New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:54 (Vol. One)
29:14 (Vol. Two)
68:08 (CD reissue)
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1554 (Vol. One)
BLP 1555 (Vol. Two)[3]
Art Blakey chronology
Drum Suite
(1957) 		Orgy in Rhythm
(1957) 		A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Orgy in Rhythm, Volumes One & Two are a pair of separate but related albums by American jazz drummer Art Blakey, recorded on March 7, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that same year in May and October respectively.[7]

Background

Style

It is early example of a percussion-oriented jazz record, a format Blakey had first explored on the A-side to Drum Suite released on Columbia the month before Orgy in Rhythm, Volume One.[citation needed]

Release history

In the 1997 limited-edition CD reissue by Blue Note, it was consolidated into a single volume.[8]

Track listing

Orgy in Rhythm, Volume One

All tracks are written by Art Blakey

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Buhaina Chant"10:30
2."Ya Ya"7:06
Total length:17:36
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Toffi"12:20
2."Split Skins"8:58
Total length:21:18 38:54

Orgy in Rhythm, Volume Two

All tracks are written by Art Blakey

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Amuck"6:49
2."Elephant Walk"6:56
Total length:13:45
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Come Out and Meet Me Tonight"5:43
2."Abdallah's Delight"9:46
Total length:15:29 29:14

1997 CD reissue

All tracks are written by Art Blakey

No.TitleLength
1."Buhaina Chant"10:30
2."Ya Ya"7:06
3."Toffi"12:20
4."Split Skins"8:58
5."Amuck"6:49
6."Elephant Walk"6:56
7."Come Out and Meet Me Tonight"5:43
8."Abdallah's Delight"9:46
Total length:1:08:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 3, 1957. p. 29 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 28, 1957. pp. 11, 46 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Orgy in Rhythm at AllMusic.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Willard (April 25, 2019). "Art Blakey: Orgy In Rhythm". JazzTimes.
  8. ^ "Art Blakey - Orgy in Rhythm". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 2, 2024.


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