| Dial Africa: The Savoy Sessions | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | May 13 & June 24, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Savoy SJL 1110 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden chronology | ||||
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Dial Africa: The Savoy Sessions is a compilation album by jazz musicians John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden released in 1977, featuring pieces recorded during the two 1958 sessions that produced Tanganyika Strut and Jazz Way Out . [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
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