New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Sounds Of Africa
| Recorded | May 23, 1961 & Aug 22, 1962 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJ 8282 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 13 credited players |
| Discogs | master 644303 |
The record
A sprawling New Jazz date built on strings, hand drums, and double-drummer propulsion from Cyrille, Collins, and Chief Bey, with Bilal Abdurahman's darbouka nudging the modal color past mere exotica.
Session personnel
- Edwin Steede — alto saxophone
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik — bass, oud
- Calo Scott — cello, violin
- Bilal Abdurahman — clarinet, darbouka [darubeka]
- Montego Joe — congas [congo], bongos
- Andrew Cyrille — drums
- Rudy Collins — drums
- Chief Bey — drums [african drum]
- Rupert Alleyne — flute
- Eric Dixon — tenor saxophone
- Taft Chandler — tenor saxophone
- Richard Williams — trumpet
- Tommy Turrentine — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1963 | New Jazz · NJ 8282 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1963 | New Jazz · NJST 8282 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1965 | New Jazz · NJLP 8282 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 2002 | New Jazz |
| 2023 | Life Goes On Records · LIFE032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release |
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