ISHIKAWA, Akira & HIS COUNT BUFFALOS - African Rock (reissue) - Vinyl (LP)
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Akira ISHIKAWA & HIS COUNT BUFFALOS
African Rock (reissue) (limited gatefold LP with obi-strip)
Tokuma Communications Japan
Cat: TJJA 10039. Rel: 29 Nov 21
Funk/Rare Groove
Side 1 - Track 1. Prayer/Sala Side 1 - Track 2. Dawn/Alfajiri Side 1 - Track 3. Animals/Mnama Side 1 - Track 4. Hunting/Mwindo Side 2 - Track 1. The Earth/Ardhi Side 2 - Track 2. Love/Upendo Side 2 - Track 3. Joy/Furaha Side 2 - Track 4. Jumbo/Jambo
Japanese jazz drummer Akira Ishikawa recorded countless albums with backing band Count Buffalo, though few are quite as revered or sought-after as 1981 set African Rock. It was part of a series of Afro-jazz influenced fusion albums that the band recorded in the late '60s and early '70s, though few others are quite as musically dazzling, impeccably produced and impactful. Naturally, it boasts some heavyweight, floor-friendly workouts inspired by the earliest Fela Kuti records - see the superb 'Animals/Mnama' - but also a wealth of more considered, jazz-leaning compositions. Highlights in this latter category include opener 'Prayer/Sala, a slow burn delight full of lilting trumpet, hazy clarinet, fluid drums and yearning voices, and the cinematic jazz delight that is 'Dawn/Alfajiri'.
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