Africa/Brass (Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl LP Blue Note Mexico Thing

Mexico Thing

The follow-up to his 2021 album Samba de Maracatu was co-produced by pianist Andrés Vial and recorded in both New York and Montreal

individual representation

Across its dozen tracks

Africa/Brass (Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl LP Blue Note Mexico ThingAfrica Brass, released in 1961, was John Coltrane's first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane's working quartet into a large ensemble, pairing his searching tenor and soprano saxophone with dense, brass heavy orchestrations by Cal Massey. Arrangements by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner helped shape the album's distinctive