Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble - The African Beat download free

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A1	Prayer By Solomon G. Ilori
A2	Ife L'Ayo (There Is Happiness In Love) Written-By – Ilori*
A3	Obirin African (Woman Of Africa) Written-By – Garvin Masseaux
A4	Love, The Mystery Of Written-By – Guy Warren
B1	Ero Ti Nr'ojeje Written-By – Solomon G. Ilori
B2	Ayiko Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome, My Darling) Written-By – Ilori*
B3	Tobi Ilu Written-By – James H. Bey*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Ahmed Abdul-Malik
• Bata, Congas – Robert Crowder
• Congas – James Ola Folami
• Congas, Drums [Telegraph Drum], Percussion [Double Gong] – Chief Bey
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums [Bambara Drum, Log Drum, Corboro Drum], Percussion [Double Gong] – Montego Joe
• Drums, Timpani, Gong, Drums [Telegraph Drum] – Art Blakey
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Oboe, Flute, Saxophone [Tenor], Horns [Cow Horn], Kalimba – Yusef Lateef
• Percussion [Chekere], Maracas [African Maracas], Congas – Garvin Masseaux
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Timpani – Curtis Fuller
• Vocals, Whistle [Penny Whistle], Talking Drum – Solomon G. Ilori

Notes

Curtis Fuller performs by courtesy of Ampar Records.

Recorded on January 24, 1962.

"VAN GELDER" is stamped and a symbol of an ear is inscribed into the run out groove of both sides.

Deep groove label is blue and white, with "Blue Note Records Inc • New York USA".

Back cover reads "43 West 61st St., New York 23".

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
84097, BST 84097	Art Blakey And The Afro-Drum Ensemble*	The African Beat ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Blue Note, Blue Note	84097, BST 84097	US	Unknown
BST 84097 K, BLP-4097 / 84097, 84097	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 84097 K, BLP-4097 / 84097, 84097	Germany	Unknown
BST 84097, BLP-4097 / 84097, 84097	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 84097, BLP-4097 / 84097, 84097	US	1976
BST 84097-U	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	BST 84097-U	France	Unknown
BLP 4097/84097	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP)	Blue Note	BLP 4097/84097	US	Unknown