American-African Blues

American-African Blues
American-African Blues
Live album by Ricky Ford
Released	1992
Recorded	September 16, 1991
Venue	Birdland, New York City, U.S.
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:03:36
Label	Candid
Producer	Mark Morgarelli
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AllMusic	^[1]

American-African Blues is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford.^[2]^[3]

Recording and music

American-African Blues was recorded in concert at Birdland, New York City, on September 16, 1991.^[4] It is a quartet recording, with leader Ricky Ford (tenor sax) joined by Jaki Byard (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), and Ben Riley (drums).^[5] The album was produced by Mark Morgarelli.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions are by Ricky Ford.^[4]

"American-African Blues (1st Version)" – 10:56
"Environ" – 7:01
"Of" – 8:14
"Complex Harmony" – 6:41
"Descent" – 8:36
"Mostly Arco" – 5:52
"Encore" – 8:54
"American-African Blues (2nd Version)" – 7:22

Personnel

Ricky Ford – tenor sax
Jaki Byard – piano
Milt Hinton – bass
Ben Riley – drums

References

^ "Ricky Ford – American-African Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ Candid Records album entry, accessed September 27, 2017
^ Jazzlists: Ricky Ford discography, accessed September 27, 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c Ford, Ricky American-African Blues (liner notes). Candid Records. CCD79528.
^ Hasson, Bill (April 1, 1994) "Earworthy". American Visions. p. 49.

[AM-1] "Ricky Ford – American-African Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[2] Candid Records album entry, accessed September 27, 2017

[3] Jazzlists: Ricky Ford discography, accessed September 27, 2017

[disco-4] Ford, Ricky American-African Blues (liner notes). Candid Records. CCD79528.

[5] Hasson, Bill (April 1, 1994) "Earworthy". American Visions. p. 49.

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v t e Ricky Ford
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Loxodonta Africana (1977) Manhattan Plaza (1978) Flying Colors (1980) Tenor for the Times (1981) Interpretations (1982) Future's Gold (1983) Shorter Ideas (1984) Looking Ahead (1986) Saxotic Stomp (1987) Hard Groovin' (1989) Manhattan Blues (1989) Hot Brass (1991) Tenor Madness Too! (1992) Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford (with Yusef Lateef, 1994)
Live albums	Ebony Rhapsody (1980) American-African Blues (1991)

v t e Jaki Byard
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed
As leader or co-leader	Here's Jaki (1961) Hi-Fly (1962) Out Front! (1964) Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965) The Last from Lennie's (1965 [2003]) Freedom Together! (1966) On the Spot! (1967) Sunshine of My Soul (1967) Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968) The Jaki Byard Experience (1968) Live at the Jazz'Inn (1971) Duet! (1972) Family Man (1978) Improvisations (1981) The Magic of 2 (1982 [2013]) Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1984) Phantasies (1984) Phantasies II (1988) Foolin' Myself (1988) The Changes of Life (1996) This Happening (1997) Night Leaves (1997) July in Paris (1998)
Solo piano	Blues for Smoke (1960 [1988]) Solo Piano (1969) Parisian Solos (1971) The Entertainer (1972) There'll Be Some Changes Made (1972) Flight of the Fly (1976) Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978 [2007]) A Matter of Black and White (1978–79 [2011]) The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard (1979 [2014]) To Them – To Us (1982) Jaki Byard at Maybeck (1991)
With Charles Mingus	The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963) Town Hall Concert (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) Astral Weeks (1964) Cornell 1964 (1964) Revenge! (1964) Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
With others	Live in '65 (Art Blakey DVD, 1965) Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1973) Double Exposure (Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson), 196061) Far Cry (Eric Dolphy, 1961) Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1961) How Time Passes (Don Ellis, 1960) New Ideas (Don Ellis, 1961) The Freedom Book (Booker Ervin, 1963) The Space Book (Booker Ervin, 1964) Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64) The Trance (Booker Ervin, 1965) Setting the Pace (Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965) Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966) Newport Suite (Maynard Ferguson, 1960) Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960) Maynard '61 (Maynard Ferguson, 1960–61) Two's Company (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor, 1960–61) "Straightaway" Jazz Themes (Maynard Ferguson, 1961) Maynard '64 (Maynard Ferguson, 1961) Manhattan Plaza (Ricky Ford, 1978) Manhattan Blues (Ricky Ford, 1989) Ebony Rhapsody (Ricky Ford, 1990) American-African Blues (Ricky Ford, 1991) Honi Gordon Sings (Honi Gordon, 1962) Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971) Five on Eight (Rufus "Speedy" Jones, 1964) Dr. Chicago (Clifford Jordan, 1984) Rip, Rig and Panic (Roland Kirk, 1965) Here Comes the Whistleman (Roland Kirk, 1966) Grits & Gravy (Eric Kloss, 1966) Sky Shadows (Eric Kloss, 1968) In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969) Involution (Michael Marcus, 1998) Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (Charlie Mariano, 1950) Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (Charlie Mariano, 1951) Year of the Iron Sheep (Ken McIntyre, 1962) Home (Ken McIntyre, 1975) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2, 1988) Body and Soul (Ray Nance, 1969) Life Is a Many Splendored Gig (Herb Pomeroy, 1957) "In" Jazz for the Culture Set (Dannie Richmond, 1965) Fuchsia Swing Song (Sam Rivers, 1964) Rhythm Is Our Business (Jordan Sandke, 1985) Lady Bird (Archie Shepp, 1978) Amarcord Nino Rota (Hal Willner, 1981) Musique du Bois (Phil Woods, 1974)