Återutgivning av trumslagaren Art Blakeys enda storbandsalbum i eget namn. Han var ju annars fullt upptagen med sina Jazz Messengers. I detta stjärnspäckade band återfanns bl a Donald Byrd tp, Idrees Sulieman tp, Melba Liston tb, Jimmy Cleveland tb, Sahib Shihab as, John Coltrane ts, Al Cohn ts, Walter Bishop p m fl. Baksidestext av Nat Hentoff.

"Throughout his long career as a bandleader, drummer Art Blakey very rarely played with big bands. This Bethlehem date was a one-shot affair, an opportunity for his powerful drumming to be heard propelling a 15-piece orchestra through a set of mostly new material. With such soloists as John Coltrane (who is also featured on two quintet numbers), trombonist Jimmy Cleveland and trumpeters Donald Byrd and Ray Copeland, this was a potentially mighty band; its arrangers included Melba Liston and Al Cohn. This LP is worth searching for." (Scott Yanow, allmusic.com)

8 spår; speltid ca 35 min.

1. Midriff
2. Ain´t life grand
3. Tippin´
4. Pristine

1. El toro valiente
2. The kiss of no return
3. Late date
4. The outer world