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]
| 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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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| 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
editPersonnel
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.