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1971 studio album by Count Basie
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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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".

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. ^ 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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  • The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)
  • The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)
  • Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)
  • Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)
  • At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord)
  • Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)
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