Accent on Africa
Accent on Africa is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in 1968 for the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley and unidentified percussion section, vocalists, and big band.[2][3]
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | June 13 & 14 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | David Axelrod | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3½ stars and states "this is one of the best and most overlooked of the Cannonball Adderley Capitols, a rumbling session that bursts with the joy of working in an unfamiliar yet vital rhythmic context".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except as indicated
- "Ndolima" (Joe Zawinul) – 3:48
- "Hamba Nami" – 3:32
- "Khutsana" – 3:58
- "Up and At It" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:36
- "Gumba" – 5:25
- "Marabi" – 2:50
- "Gun-Jah" – 4:16
- "Lemadima" – 3:38
- Recorded in San Francisco, CA on September 23 (tracks 2-4) & October 7 (tracks 1 & 5-8), 1968
Personnel
- Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone (3, 4, 6), soprano saxophone (1, 3, 7, 8), varitone (2, 5)
- Nat Adderley – cornet
- H.B. Barnum – arranger, conductor
- Unidentified brass, reeds and vocals
- Unknown – piano, harpsichord
- Unknown – guitar
- Unknown – bass
- Earl Palmer - drums
- Unknown – percussion
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References
- Allmusic Review
- Cannonball Adderley discography accessed 28 October 2009
- Capitol Records discography accessed August 18, 2015
- Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed 28 October 2009
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