| Kele Mou Bana | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | September 25 & 25, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:36 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
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Kele Mou Bana is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and the African-Brazilian Connection, recorded in 1990 for the Blue Note label. [1]
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "Everything with this band clicks from the word go, as Pullen weaves his way through a panoramic world view that, in this limited CD format, seems like he's merely scratching the surface of what this ensemble is capable of". [2]
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