| Afrique | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | December 22 & 23, 1970 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio A, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz/Swing | |||
| Length | 37:36 | |||
| Label | Flying Dutchman | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
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]
All compositions by Oliver Nelson except where noted
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