From the Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series

Curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman

Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes

180-gram LP pressed at Optimal in Germany

The line up of drummer Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers shifted in 1961 with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard replacing Lee Morgan, pianist Cedar Walton replacing Bobby Timmons, and the addition of Curtis Fuller on trombone who joined existing members Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone and Jymie Merritt on bass. This powerful new sextet lineup first recorded on the album Mosaic, and quickly returned to the studio the next month to begin recording Buhaina’s Delight.

Side A
1. Backstage Sally
2. Contemplation
3. Bu’s Delight

Side B
1. Reincarnation Blues
2. Shaky Jake
3. Moon River