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. |
