Afrique
Studio album by
Count Basie
Released1971
RecordedDecember 22 & 23, 1970
StudioRCA Studio A, New York
GenreJazz/Swing
Length37:36
LabelFlying Dutchman
ProducerBob Thiele
Count Basie chronology
Basie on the Beatles
(1970) 		Afrique
(1971) 		Have a Nice Day
(1971)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All compositions by Oliver Nelson except where noted

  1. "Step Right Up" – 4:15
  2. "Hobo Flats" – 6:13
  3. "Gypsy Queen" – 4:00 (Gabor Szabo)
  4. "Love Flower" – 2:53 (Albert Ayler)
  5. "Afrique" – 3:06
  6. "Kilimanjaro" – 6:52
  7. "African Sunrise" – 5:11
  8. "Japan" – 5:05 (Pharoah Sanders)

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Flying Dutchman 10100 series discography, accessed November 11, 2019
  2. ^ Both Sides Now: Flying Dutchman Label Discography, accessed November 11, 2019
  3. ^ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson: A Discography 1967-1975, accessed November 11, 2019
  4. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Count Basie: Afrique – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ 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.
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