Review by Al Campbell
While not a universally praised piece of the Art Blakey discography, The African Beat is quite engaging. Yusef Lateef is the only horn player, featured on oboe, flute, tenor sax, cow horn, and thumb piano with Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass, but trombonist Curtis Fuller is only heard playing tympani -- it was that kind of session. The drum ensemble includes Chief Bey, along with five other percussionists on conboro, log, and bata drums with penny whistles, gongs, congas, and African maracas. This is reminiscent of Lateef's more exotic sessions from the same time period, but quite unlike other Blue Note releases from the early '60s.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-african-beat-mw0000051510
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Reseña de Al Campbell
Aunque no es una pieza universalmente elogiada de la discografía de Art Blakey, The African Beat es bastante atractiva. Yusef Lateef es el único trompetista, con oboe, flauta, saxo tenor, cuerno de vaca y piano de pulgares, con Ahmed Abdul-Malik al bajo, pero al trombonista Curtis Fuller sólo se le oye tocar el timbal: era ese tipo de sesión. El conjunto de percusión incluye al jefe Bey, junto con otros cinco percusionistas que tocan tambores conboro, de tronco y bata con silbatos, gongs, congas y maracas africanas. Es una reminiscencia de las sesiones más exóticas de Lateef de la misma época, pero muy diferente de otros lanzamientos de Blue Note de principios de los 60.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-african-beat-mw0000051510
1 - Prayer By Solomon G. Ilori 0:52
2 - Ife L'Ayo (There Is Happiness In Love) 5:30
3 - Obirin African (Woman Of Africa) 3:41
4 - Love, The Mystery Of 9:23
5 - Ero Ti Nr'ojeje 7:33
6 - Ayiko, Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome, My Darling) 7:12
7 - Tobi Ilu 5:56
Credits:
Bass – Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Bata [Bata Drum], Congas – Robert Crowder
Congas – James Ola Folami
Congas, Drum [Telegraph Drum], Gong [Double Gong] – Chief Bey
Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
Drum [Bambara Drum], Gong [Double Gong], Drum [Log Drum], Drum [Corboro Drum] – Montego Joe
Drums, Timpani, Gong, Drum [Telegraph Drum] – Art Blakey
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Oboe, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Horns [Cow Horn], Kalimba [Thumb Piano] – Yusef Lateef
Photography By [Cover Photographs] – Francis Wolff
Producer – Alfred Lion
Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Shekere [Chekere], Maracas [African Maracas], Congas – Garvin Masseaux
Timpani – Curtis Fuller
Transferred By [Using 24-bit Resolution], Mastered By – Ron McMaster
Vocals, Whistle [Penny Whistle], Talking Drum – Solomon G. Ilori
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 24, 1962.
Label: Blue Note – BST 84097
Country: US
Released: Oct 1962
Genre: Jazz
Style: Afro-Cuban Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/816406-Art-Blakey-The-Afro-Drum-Ensemble-The-African-Beat
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