The African Beat
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Template:Music ratings The African Beat is a jazz album by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble recorded for Blue Note on January 24, 1962 and released later that year.[1]
Background
He described it as the first opportunity he had to work with drummers from Africa; as a blend of American jazz with the traditional rhythms and tonal colors in the percussion of that continent. The album features compositions by African and American musicians, all based on aspects of West African (especially Nigerian) music.[2]
Track listing
Side 1
- "Prayer by Solomon G. Ilori" – 0:55
- "Ife L'ayo (There Is Happiness in Love)" (Solomon G. Ilori) – 5:31
- "Obirin African (Woman of Africa)" (Garvin Masseaux) – 3:45
- "Love, The Mystery of" (Guy Warren) – 9:22
Side 2
- "Ero Ti Nr'Ojeje" (Ilori) – 7:33
- "Ayiko, Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome, My Darling)" (Ilori) – 7:13
- "Tobi Ilu" (James H. Bey) – 5:56
Personnel
The Afro-Drum Ensemble
- Art Blakey – drums, timpani, telegraph drum, gong
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Yusef Lateef – cow horn, flute, tenor saxophone, mbira, oboe
- Curtis Fuller – timpani
- Chief Bey – double gong, conga, telegraph drum
- Robert Crowder – Batá drum, conga
- James Ola. Folami – conga
- Solomon G. Ilori – vocals, talking drum, pennywhistle
- Montego Joe – corboro drum, log drum, bambara drum, double gong
- Garvin Masseaux[3] – shekere, African maracas, conga
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
References
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- ↑ Billboard, 1 Dec 1962, p. 20.
- ↑ Original liner notes by Nat Hentoff
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