Tracklist

A1	Midriff	3:17
A2	Ain't Life Grand	3:21
A3	Tippin'	6:23
A4	Pristine	5:35
B1	El Toro Valiente	2:43
B2	The Kiss Of No Return	5:37
B3	Late Date	3:33
B4	The Outer World	4:06

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Notes

Recorded in New York City, December, 1957

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BCP-6027	Art Blakey's Big Band	Art Blakey's Big Band ‎(LP, Album)	Bethlehem Records	BCP-6027	US	1958
545101	The Art Blakey Big Band* featuring John Coltrane	The Art Blakey Big Band* featuring John Coltrane - Drum Thunder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Polydor	545101	UK	1969
BCP-6015	Art Blakey Big Band*	The Finest Of Art Blakey Big Band: The Bethlehem Years ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Bethlehem Records	BCP-6015	US	1976
AFF 106	Art Blakey's Big Band and Quintet* Featuring John Coltrane	Art Blakey's Big Band and Quintet* Featuring John Coltrane - Ain't Life Grand ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Affinity	AFF 106	UK	1983
BTM 6819	Art Blakey's Big Band	Art Blakey's Big Band ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Bethlehem Records	BTM 6819	France	1982

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