Afrique (album)
| Afrique | ||||
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | December 22 & 23, 1970 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio A, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz/Swing | |||
| Length | 37:36 | |||
| Label | Flying Dutchman | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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Afrique is a 1971 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra, arranged & conducted by Oliver Nelson released by the Flying Dutchman label[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated: "In late 1970, more than 35 years into his career as a bandleader, Count Basie, working with producer Bob Thiele and arranger/conductor/saxman Oliver Nelson, went into the studio and cut this album of big band blues built on recent compositions -- and they made it sound cutting-edge and as urgent as anything the man had ever turned his talent toward. ... Afrique is one of a handful of absolutely essential post-big band-era albums by him".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Oliver Nelson except where noted
- "Step Right Up" – 4:15
- "Hobo Flats" – 6:13
- "Gypsy Queen" – 4:00 (Gabor Szabo)
- "Love Flower" – 2:53 (Albert Ayler)
- "Afrique" – 3:06
- "Kilimanjaro" – 6:52
- "African Sunrise" – 5:11
- "Japan" – 5:05 (Pharoah Sanders)
Personnel
[edit]- Bill Adkins - alto sax
- Bob Ashton - alto, baritone & tenor sax, flute
- Count Basie - organ, piano
- Paul Cohen - trumpet, flugelhorn
- George Cohn - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor sax
- Eric Dixon - flute, tenor sax
- Steven Galloway - trombone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Bill Hughes - trombone
- Harold Jones - drums
- Norman Keenan - bass
- Richard Landrum - percussion
- Hubert Laws - flute
- Buddy Lucas - harmonica
- Pete Minger - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Sonny Morgan - bongos
- Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor, tenor sax
- Bobby Plater - alto sax, flute
- Cecil Payne - baritone sax, flute
- Waymon Reed - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Warren Smith, Jr. - drums, percussion, vibes
- Mel Wanzo - trombone
- John Watson - trombone
- John Williams - bass
References
[edit]- ^ Jazzlists: Flying Dutchman 10100 series discography, accessed November 11, 2019
- ^ Both Sides Now: Flying Dutchman Label Discography, accessed November 11, 2019
- ^ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson: A Discography 1967-1975, accessed November 11, 2019
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Count Basie: Afrique – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
