I Get a Kick Out of Bu is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in Italy in 1988 and released on the Soul Note label.[1][2]

I Get a Kick Out of Bu
Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released	1988
Recorded	November 11, 1988
Studio	Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:28
Label	Soul Note SN 1155
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Art Blakey chronology
Feel the Wind (1988) I Get a Kick Out of Bu (1988) The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (1989)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "Even after heading the Jazz Messengers for over three decades, drummer Art Blakey kept true to his original vision, using the band as a forum for talented young players to swing hard and grow rapidly".[3]

Track listing

1. "Yang" (Philip Harper) - 7:47
2. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 7:47
3. "Mayreh" (Horace Silver) - 5:53
4. "Remember When" (Robin Eubanks) - 6:49
5. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:46
6. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 8:23
7. "Drum Solo No. 7" (Art Blakey) - 9:12
8. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:18

Personnel

• Art Blakey - drums
• Philip Harper - trumpet (tracks 1, 3-5 & 8)
• Robin Eubanks - trombone (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8)
• Javon Jackson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 8)
• Benny Green - piano (tracks 1-6 & 8)
• Leon Dorsey - bass (tracks 1-6 & 8)

References