Afrika! Afrika!

by Quartette Indigo

Overview

Quartette Indigo is one of the finest jazz string quartets of the late 1990s. Their debut recording finds the ensemble (consisting of leader Akua Dixon on cello, violinists Regina Carter and Marlene Rice, and Ron Lawrence on viola) playing a wide variety of music. The style ranges from Eubie Blake's rag "Fizz Water" and the gospel-like "This Little Light of Mine" to "So What," "Song for My Father," pieces that are classical-oriented, "Akua's Blues," and the freely improvised "Rush Hour." Swinging string ensembles are still a rarity, particularly ones where all four musicians can improvise at this high level. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/1997
Label:	Savant Records (Jazz) / Savant
UPC:	0633842200323
Rank:	146586

Tracks

1. Conversation Piece
2. So What
3. Love Song
4. Hound Dog
5. Afrika! Afrika!
6. Theme for the Eulipions
7. A Night in Tunisia
8. This Little Light of Mine
9. Fizz Water
10. Song for My Father
11. Rush Hour
12. Akua's Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Quartette Indigo   Primary Artist
Ron Lawrence   Viola
Marlene Rice   Violin
Regina Carter   Violin
Akua Dixon   Cello

Technical Credits

Eubie Blake   Composer
Horace Silver   Composer
Frank Paparelli   Composer
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Marion Lake   Costume Design
Annalee Valencia   Illustrations,Art Direction,Design
David Baker   Engineer
George Kanzler   Liner Notes
S. Smith   Composer
Alfred Silvera   Photography
Cecil Brooks III   Producer
Rahsaan Roland Kirk   Composer
Akua Dixon   Composer,Arranger,Leader
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer