Africa in America: Rock, Jazz & Calypso 1920-1962

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Greetings to Fellow Citizens of Africa
Marcus Garvey0:27
2Soudan
Arts Hischman's london five2:36
3Sounds of Africa
Eubie Blake3:10
4Zulu's Ball
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band2:32
5African Blues
Sam Manning2:57
6The King of the Zulus
recording of:
King of the Zulus
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong3:22
7East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (version 2)
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Duke Ellington3:02
8Egyptian Ella
Ted Lewis3:20
9Shakin' the African
Don Redman2:52
10Jungle Fever
The Mills Brothers3:13
11African Love Call
Wilmoth Houdini2:56
12Hojoe African War Song
The Lion2:49
13Jungle Drums
Sidney Bechet2:31
14Mbube
Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds2:46
15You've Got Me Woodoo'd
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-14)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-03-14)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-03-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-03-14)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1940-03-14)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1940-03-14)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1940-03-14), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-03-14) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-14)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1940-03-14), Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14), Bernard Flood (on 1940-03-14) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1940-03-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-03-14)
recording of:
You've Got Me Voodoo'd (on 1940-03-14)
composer:
Louis Armstrong, Cornelius Lawrence and Luis Russell
Louis Armstrong3:00
16I'm a Pilgrim
The Golden Gate Quartet3:14
17African Jive
Slim & Slam2:49
18Menelik the Lion of Juda
Rex Stewart3:21
19Congo Blues
recording of:
Congo Blues
composer:
Red Norvo
Red Norvo, Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie4:02
20Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Dizzy Gillespie3:09
21Signifyin' Monkey
The Big Three Trio & Willie Dixon2:56
22Kumina Bailo
Kumina Congregation2:29
23John Canoe Music
John Canoe Group1:48
24Pukkumina Cymbal
Pukkumina Congregation7:58
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Charlie Parker & Miles Davis3:05
2The Jungle King
Cab Calloway3:19
3Bongo Boogie
Annisteen Allen2:40
4Goombay Drum
Blind Blake & The Royal Victoria Hotel Calypso Orchestra2:50
5Mardi Gras in New Orleans
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
cover recording of:
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (on 1952-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
publisher:
Don Williams Music Group, Inc. and Professor Longhair Music
Fats Domino42:22
6Jock o Mo
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1953-09)
drums (drum set):
Eric Warner (in 1953-09)
guitar:
Snooks Eaglin (in 1953-09)
piano:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
saxophone:
Alfred Bernard (in 1953-09) and David Lastie (in 1953-09)
trombone:
Big Boy Myles (in 1953-09)
background vocals:
Slim Saunders (in 1953-09)
vocals:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
recording of:
Jockomo (in 1953-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (until 1953-09)
''Sugar Boy'' Crawford2:32
7Stranded in the Jungle
The Jayhawks2:52
8Ethiopia
Lord Lebby3:03
9Birth of Ghana
Lord Kitchener2:51
10Rookombey
Lloyd Prince Thomas3:06
11Voodoo Woman
Bill Fleming2:23
12Obeah Man
Alwyn Richards2:24
13New Orleans
Duke Ellington2:30
14Hey Buddy Bolden
recording of:
Hey, Buddy Bolden
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington4:54
15Afro Blues
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-06-07)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-07)
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1961-06-07)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-06-07) and Reggie Workman (on 1961-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-07)
euphonium:
Carl Bowman (on 1961-06-07)
French horn:
Bob Northern (aka Brother Ah, French hornist and radio host) (on 1961-06-07), Donald Corrado (on 1961-06-07), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-06-07) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-06-07)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-06-07)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1961-06-07)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-06-07)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-06-07)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-07)
instruments arranger and orchestrator:
Eric Dolphy
arranger:
John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-06-07)
recording of:
Africa (on 1961-06-07)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
Mongo Santamaria3:58
16Congo Square
Duke Ellington5:29
17Dial Africa
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-06-24)
producer:
Ozzie Cadena
double bass [bass]:
Ali Jackson (Detroit jazz bassist, 1931-1987) (on 1958-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-06-24)
flugelhorn:
Wilbur Harden (on 1958-06-24)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1958-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-06-24)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-06-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-06-24)
recording of:
Dial Africa (on 1958-06-24)
composer:
Wilbur Harden
Wilbur Harden & John Coltrane8:43
18Comments on African Drums
Art Blakey1:58
19The Sacrifice
Art Blakey5:14
20La Savane Balade Creole
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
cover recording of:
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (on 1952-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
publisher:
Don Williams Music Group, Inc. and Professor Longhair Music
Eugene List46:36
21Fleurette Africaine (Charlie Mingus, Max Roach)
producer:
Alan Douglas (American record producer)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1962-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1962-09-17)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1962-09-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists Records, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Sound Makers in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-09-17)
recording of:
Fleurette africaine ("African Flower") (on 1962-09-17)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington13:36
3▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stranded in the Jungle
The Cadets3:07
2Ubangi Stomp
Warren Smith2:01
3Two for Timbuktu
Sonny Stitt3:23
4Kucheza Blues
Randy Weston8:08
5Signifyin' Monkey
Oscar Brown, Jr.4:04
6The Lion Sleeps Tonight
recording of:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (in 1961)
lyricist:
George David Weiss (in 1961)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
composer:
Solomon Linda
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP) and Memory Lane Music Ltd.
is based on:
Mbube
is based on:
Wimoweh
version of:
Wimoweh
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
The Takens52:43
7La Ikbey (Don't Cry)
Ahmed Abdul‐Malik5:52
8Afrique
Art Blakey6:58
9Ayiko Ayiko
Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble7:14
10Moose the Mooche
Joe Harriott & Count Ossie and the Wareikas9:10
11Africa
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-06-07)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-07)
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1961-06-07)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-06-07) and Reggie Workman (on 1961-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-07)
euphonium:
Carl Bowman (on 1961-06-07)
French horn:
Bob Northern (aka Brother Ah, French hornist and radio host) (on 1961-06-07), Donald Corrado (on 1961-06-07), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-06-07) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-06-07)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-06-07)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1961-06-07)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-06-07)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-06-07)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-07)
instruments arranger and orchestrator:
Eric Dolphy
arranger:
John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-06-07)
recording of:
Africa (on 1961-06-07)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane16:30
12Garvey's Ghost
Max Roach7:52