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Afrique (album)

1971 studio album by Count Basie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Afrique (album)
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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]

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Reception

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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]

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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

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