Afro-Bossa

Afro-Bossa is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1963.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "This is easily one of Duke Ellington's essential studio recordings of the 1960s, though it isn't as widely recognized as it ought to be".

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Afro-Bossa" – 4:22
2. "Purple Gazelle" (also recorded as "Angelica") – 2:44
3. "Absinthe" (Billy Strayhorn, originally copyrighted in 1941 as "Lament for an Orchid") – 3:34
4. "Moonbow" – 2:33
5. "Sempre Amore" – 3:14
6. "Caline (Silk Lace)" – 2:31
7. "Tigress" (Strayhorn, also recorded as "Telstar") – 3:06
8. "Angu" – 2:42
9. "Volupté" – 2:44
10. "Bonga" – 2:49
11. "Pyramid" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:03
12. "Eighth Veil" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:48

Recorded at Fine Studios, New York, on November 29, 1962 (track 9), December 14, 1962 (track 12), December 20, 1962 (tracks 6 & 11), January 4, 1963 (track 10), and January 5, 1963 (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8).

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1, 2, 4–7 & 9–11)
• Billy Strayhorn – piano (tracks 3 & 8)
• Ray Nance – cornet, violin
• Cat Anderson, Roy Burrowes, Cootie Williams – trumpet
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
• Chuck Connors – bass trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
• Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Ernie Shepard – bass
• Sam Woodyard – drums

References