Kofi (album)

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Kofi
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1995
RecordedDecember 16, 1969 (#1-2)
December 4, 1970 (#3-5)
A&R Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length33:40(original LP)
Label Blue Note
Blue Note 31875
Producer Duke Pearson
Donald Byrd chronology
Electric Byrd
(1970)
Kofi
(1995)
Ethiopian Knights
(1971)

Kofi is an album by the American trumpeter Donald Byrd, featuring performances by Byrd with Frank Foster, Lew Tabackin, Duke Pearson, Ron Carter, Bob Cranshaw, Airto Moreira, Wally Richardson, and Mickey Roker, recorded in 1969 and 1970 and released on the Blue Note label in 1995. [1]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Rob Theakston stated: "The playing here is no less than stellar ... The subtle relaxed tones of this album make it truly one of the essential releases in Byrd's catalog".

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Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
  1. "Kofi" - 7:46
  2. "Fufu" - 9:39
  3. "Perpetual Love" - 7:38
  4. "Elmina" - 8:37
  5. "The Loud Minority" (Frank Foster) - 9:57 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Covers

In 2013, the German House/ Techno DJ SCNTST remixed "Kofi" and renamed it "Mind What". [2]

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References

  1. Donald Byrd discography accessed September 3, 2010
  2. 1 2 Theakson, R. AllMusic Review accessed September 3, 2010
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 213. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.