Solomon Ilori and His Afro-Drum Ensemble - African High Life (1963) {Blue Note Connoisseur CD Series}

Solomon Ilori and His Afro-Drum Ensemble - African High Life (1963) {Blue Note Connoisseur CD Series}

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International / Jazz / World / African Traditions / Highlife

African High Life is the debut album by Nigerian drummer and percussionist Solomon Ilori recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was reissued on CD in 2006 with three bonus tracks recorded at a later session. It seems strange that Blue Note, a label generally associated with bop, hard bop, and the early avant-garde, would have released an album like African High Life. It didn't really fit in with Blue Note's back catalog and -- perhaps as a result -- the label didn't tread these waters again for a number of years. Regardless, this is a very enjoyable if not essential album of traditional African highlife music set to dance tempos. Fans of Count Ossie (or other Pan-African musics that predate an outright American R&B influence) should know what to expect here. In other words, it doesn't sound as modern as Fela Kuti, so it won't supply the kinds of grooves expected on most dancefloors. This is a more traditional music and, despite its Blue Note affiliation, it should be appreciated on its own terms. Personnel: #1-6 (recorded on April 25, 1963): Solomon Ilori - vocal, pennywhistle, talking drum, guitar (5) Chief Bey - conga Josiah Ilori - sakara drum, cowbell Robert Crowder - conga, chekere, cowbell Montego Joe - conga Garvin Masseaux - conga, xylophone, cowbell Jay Berliner - guitar Hosea Taylor - alto sax, flute Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass Coleridge Perkinson - musical director #7-9 (recorded on October 30, 1964): Solomon Ilori - vocal, talking drum Chief Bey, Roger Sanders, Ladji Camara, Sonny Morgan - congas Donald Byrd - trumpet Hubert Laws - tenor sax, flute Coleridge Perkinson - piano, musical director Bob Cranshaw - bass Elvin Jones - drums tracklist: 01 - Tolani (African Love Song) 02 - Ise Oluwa (God's Work Is Indestructible) 03 - Follow Me To Africa 04 - Yaba E (Farewell) 05 - Jojolo (Look At This Beautiful Girl) 06 - Aiye Le (The Troubled World) 07 - Gbogbo Omo Ibile (Going Home) 08 - Agbamurero (Rhino) 09 - Igbesi Aiye (Song Of Praise To God)