Andre Tanker Five: Afro Blossom West - VINYL LP

Andre Tanker Five: Afro Blossom West - VINYL LPTitle: Afro Blossom West Artist: Andre Tanker Five Label: Cree Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5397102121418 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2019 01 18 Number of Discs: 1 When this album was first released in 1969, the young combo around vibraphonist and singer Andre Tanker conveyed a new style mix, which apparently naturally merged quite different musical influences into a new whole. At the centre of the music of the Andre Tanker Five was jazz in it's

Title: Afro Blossom West
Artist: Andre Tanker Five
Label: Cree Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5397102121418
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2019-01-18
Number of Discs: 1

When this album was first released in 1969, the young combo around vibraphonist and singer Andre Tanker conveyed a new style mix, which apparently naturally merged quite different musical influences into a new whole. At the centre of the music of the Andre Tanker Five was jazz in it's Caribbean, Trinidadian style, a combination of the modern jazz of those days and the sounds of the extremely popular steeldrum bands of the time. A very decisive addition is typical for Trinidad: Calypso. Calypso stands for the attitude to life of this young generation of musicians, for the 'Good Time Feeling' and the desire to incorporate danceable Caribbean rhythms and Afro-Latin grooves into their individual style. Although the original sounds of the young Andre Tanker Five are deeply rooted in the music of the West Indies, Afro-American elements always remain in the foreground. The young combo is musically equally at home in the Caribbean as in the 'hip' jazz clubs of the US megacities and the juke joints of the south with their sultry blues as well as the soul dance halls in Detroit or Memphis. The combination of vibraphone and electric guitar plus bass/drums is also rather unusual in those days. Not a pure instrumental album, 'Afro Blossom West' delivers some surprising vocals - rather unusual for a groove-jazz-based project with a sophisticated rhythmic sound. Bandleader and vibraphonist Andre Tanker is considered a very creative and versatile musician. His exciting improvisations are a dominant feature of this group. Party In The City, Lena and Swahili are original compositions of which he sings the first two himself. Guitarist Clarence Wears is a gifted accompanist and effective soloist. His sometimes 'funky soul style' is more reminiscent of 'Memphis' than 'Trinidad'. read more on www. Bear-family. #de

Tracks:
1.1 Old Lady Walk a Mile
1.2 Party in the City
1.3 Homburg
1.4 Ho Ba la la
1.5 Do Me So la So So
1.6 Lena
1.7 Wachi Wara
1.8 Are You Lonely for Me Baby
1.9 Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
1.10 Swahil

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