Mosaic Image of the Week
Art Blakey, January 1962: at The African Beat Session
Art Blakey recorded his last and best drum ensemble album, The African Beat on January 24, 1962. The inclusion of Nigerian highlife drummer Solomon Ilori was a crucial element to its success. Ilori made his own Blue Note album five months later. This Francis Wolff image is from the actual session. Visit www.mosaicrecordsimages.com for more Francis Wolff Blue Note photography.
-Michael Cuscuna
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