Afro-Bossa is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1963.A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 11, 2010
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".Dryden, K. [ AllMusic Review] accessed May 11, 2010
Track listing :All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated "Afro-Bossa" – 4:22 "Purple Gazelle" (also recorded as "Angelica") – 2:44 "Absinthe" (Billy Strayhorn, originally copyrighted in 1941 as "Lament for an Orchid") – 3:34 "Moonbow" – 2:33 "Sempre Amore" – 3:14 "Caline (Silk Lace)" – 2:31 "Tigress" (Strayhorn, also recorded as "Telstar") – 3:06 "Angu" – 2:42 "Volupté" – 2:44 "Bonga" – 2:49 "Pyramid" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:03 "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
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