Africaine
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | November 10, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Label | Blue Note LT 1088 |
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| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Africaine includes 1959 recordings by jazz artist Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. These recordings were not released until over 20 years after it was recorded. This 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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| 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
- "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
- Art Blakey – Drums
- Lee Morgan – Trumpet
- Jymie Merritt – Bass
- Walter Davis, Jr. – Piano
- Wayne Shorter – Tenor Sax
- Dizzy Reece – Congas (on tracks 1 and 4)
