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]
Reception
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 saxophone
- Walter Davis, Jr. – piano
- Jymie Merritt – acoustic bass
- Dizzy Reece – conga drums (on tracks 1 & 4)
References
[edit]- ^ Nichael G. Nastos. "Africaine". Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Africaine – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.