Basra | ||||
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Released | October 1965 [1] | |||
Recorded | May 19, 1965 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder (Englewood Cliffs) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:43 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84205 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Pete La Roca chronology | ||||
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Basra is the debut album by drummer Pete La Roca, recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label. [2]
Bassist Steve Swallow recounted that he and La Roca had taken LSD prior to traveling to recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio for the session. [3] He also said that Van Gelder threatened to end the session after pianist Steve Kuhn started manually plucking the piano strings. [3]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this CD reissue of his initial date is a classic". [4]
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All compositions by Pete La Roca except as noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Malagueña" (originally performed by Ernesto Lecuona) | 9:01 |
2. | "Candu" | 6:45 |
3. | "Tears Come from Heaven" | 5:00 |
4. | "Basra" | 9:58 |
5. | "Lazy Afternoon" (originally performed by John La Touche and Jerome Moross) | 5:31 |
6. | "Eiderdown" (originally performed by Steve Swallow) | 4:28 |