Africaine
Africaine
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| Africaine | ||||
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Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | November 10, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Label | Blue Note LT 1088 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Africaine is a collection of 1959 recordings by jazz artist Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. The collection was not released until over 20 years after it was recorded. The album features tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter in his first recording with The Jazz Messengers, trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Walter Davis, Jr. and bassist Jymie Merritt.[1]
Contents
1 Reception
2 Track listing
3 Personnel
4 References
Reception[edit]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Michael G. Nastos of Allmusic called it, "a recording that shows a band fully able to fuse many exotically attractive elements into a unified whole of creative jazz music ecstasy".[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "Africaine" (Shorter) – 7:57
- "Lester Left Town" (Shorter) – 8:35
- "Splendid" (Davis) – 7:46
- "Haina" (Morgan) – 10:17
- "The Midget" (Morgan) – 6:00
- "Celine" (Morgan) – 4:50
Personnel[edit]
Art Blakey – Drums
Lee Morgan – Trumpet
Wayne Shorter – Tenor Sax
Walter Davis, Jr. – Piano
Jymie Merritt – Bass
Dizzy Reece – Congas (on tracks 1, 4)
References[edit]
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^ ab Nastos, Michael G.. Africaine – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Categories:
- 1981 albums
- Blue Note Records albums
- Art Blakey albums
- Jazz Messengers albums
- Instrumental albums
- Albums produced by Alfred Lion
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
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