1981 studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
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
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
References
^ 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 .
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