Buddy Bolden's Rag
1995 studio album by Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass featuring Lester Bowie
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Studio album by Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass featuring Lester Bowie | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Riverside Studio, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 70:40 | |||
Label | Delmark DE-481 | |||
Producer | Robert G. Koester | |||
Malachi Thompson chronology | ||||
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Buddy Bolden's Rag (subtitled [100 Years of Jazz]) is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1995.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "On Buddy Bolden's Rag, Thompson and his band Africa Brass salute Bolden in an unconventional way; instead of playing traditional New Orleans jazz, they provide inside/outside post-bop that acknowledges Crescent City brass bands as well as avant-garde and AACM jazz. Thompson looks back on jazz's early history but does so without being the least bit dogmatic about it, and the result is a very enriching and unpredictable CD".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Malachi Thompson except where noted
- "Buddy Bolden's Rag" – 5:58
- "World View" – 8:32
- "The Chaser in Brazil" – 5:44
- "We Bop" (Lester Bowie) – 5:40
- "Nubian Call" – 12:42
- "The Chaser in America" – 8:49
- "Kojo Time" (Roland Alexander) – 7:17
- "Harold the Great" (Bill McFarland) – 9:49
- "A Mouse in the House" – 6:43
Personnel
- Malachi Thompson – trumpet, conch shell, steer horn, sekulu
- David Spencer, Phillip Perkins, Kenny Anderson – trumpet
- Bill McFarland, Edwin Williams, Ray Ripperton – trombone
- Steve Berry – bass trombone
- Kirk Brown – piano
- Harrison Bankhead – bass
- Darryl Ervin – drums
- Dr. Cuz, Richard Lawrence – percussion
Guests:
- Lester Bowie – trumpet (tracks 3, 5 & 6)
- Ari Brown – tenor saxophone (track 8)
- Zane Massey – tenor saxophone (track 7)
References
- ^ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
- ^ Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
- ^ Jazzlists: Carter Jefferson discography accessed October 14, 2019
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Malachi Thompson: Buddy Bolden's Rag – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1399. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Spirit (1983)
- The Jaz Life (1991)
- Lift Every Voice (1992)
- New Standards (1993)
- Buddy Bolden's Rag (1995)
- 47th Street (1996)
- Freebop Now! (1998)
- Rising Daystar (1998-1999)
- Talking Horns (1999)
- Blue Jazz (2003)