- Mapenzi
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Mapenzi Studio album by Harold Land-Blue Mitchell Quintet Released 1977 Recorded April 14, 1977 Genre Jazz Length 42:30 Label Concord Producer Carl Jefferson Blue Mitchell chronology African Violet
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(1981)CD Cover Mapenzi is an album by the Harold Land-Blue Mitchell Quintet recorded in 1977 and released on the Concord label.[1]
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating "this is an excellent example of 1977 hard bop".[2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] Track listing
- All compositions by Harold Land except as indicated
- "Mapenzi" - 5:15
- "Rapture" - 5:08
- "Habiba" (Kirk Lightsey) - 10:19
- "Blue Silver" (Blue Mitchell) - 4:58
- "Everything's Changed" (Lightsey) - 5:13
- "Inner Voice" - 6:08
- "Tres Senderos" - 5:29
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- Recorded at Sunwest Recording Studios in Hollywood, California on April 14, 1977.
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Kirk Lightsey - piano
- Reggie Johnson - bass
- Albert Heath - drums
References
- ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed June 15, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2011
Categories:- Concord Records albums
- Blue Mitchell albums
- Harold Land albums
- 1977 albums
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