Count Basie & His Orchestra - Afrique

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A1	Step Right Up Written-By – Oliver Nelson	6:25
A2	Hobo Flats Written-By – Oliver Nelson	6:10
A3	Gypsy Queen Written-By – Gabor Szabo	5:25
A4	Love Flower Written-By – Albert Ayler	2:44
B1	Afrique Written-By – Oliver Nelson	3:15
B2	Kilimanjaro Written-By – Oliver Nelson	7:02
B3	African Sunrise Written-By – Oliver Nelson	5:07
B4	Japan Written-By – Pharoah Sanders	4:58

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Oliver Nelson (tracks: A1, A4)
• Arranged By – Oliver Nelson
• Bass – Norman Keenan (tracks: A1)
• Bongos – Sonny Morgan
• Conductor – Oliver Nelson
• Congas – Richard Pablo Landrum*
• Cover – Ray Ross*
• Drums – Harold Jones
• Electric Bass – John B. Williams* (tracks: A2 to B4)
• Engineer – Bob Simpson
• Flugelhorn – Paul Cohen, Pete Minger, George Cohn*, Waymon Reed
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Guitar – Freddy Green*
• Harmonica – Buddy Lucas (tracks: A2)
• Marimba – Warren Smith (tracks: B1)
• Photography By – Ray Ross*
• Piano – Count Basie
• Producer – Bob Thiele
• Producer [Assistant] – Lillian Seyfert
• Saxophone – Bill Adkins, Bob Plater*, Cecil Payne, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B4), Eric Dixon
• Tenor Saxophone – Bob Ashton* (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3)
• Trombone – Bill Hughes , John Watson, Sr.*, Melvin Wanzo*, Steven Galloway*
• Trumpet – Paul Cohen, Pete Minger, George Cohn*, Waymon Reed

Notes

Kilimanjaro, Hobo Flats, Gypsy Queen, African Sunrise recorded 12/22/70.

Step Right Up, Afrique, Love Flower, Japan recorded 12/23/70.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CL 42784	Count Basie & His Orchestra*	Afrique ‎(LP, Album, RE)	RCA	CL 42784	Germany	1979
6369 408	Count Basie & His Orchestra* Arranged & Conducted By Oliver Nelson	Count Basie & His Orchestra* Arranged & Conducted By Oliver Nelson - Afrique ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat)	Philips	6369 408	Europe	1971
74321375082	Count Basie & His Orchestra*	Afrique ‎(CD)	RCA	74321375082	France	1996
74321796182	Count Basie & His Orchestra*	Afrique ‎(CD)	RCA	74321796182	Europe	2000
6369 408	Count Basie & His Orchestra* Arranged & Conducted By Oliver Nelson	Count Basie & His Orchestra* Arranged & Conducted By Oliver Nelson - Afrique ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Philips	6369 408	Europe	1971

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