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Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble ?– The African Beat

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• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Ahmed Abdul-Malik
• Bata, Congas – Robert Crowder
• Congas – James Ola Folami
• Congas, Drums [Telegraph Drum], Percussion [Double Gong] – Chief Bey
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums [Bambara Drum, Log Drum, Corboro Drum], Percussion [Double Gong] – Montego Joe
• Drums, Timpani, Gong, Drums [Telegraph Drum] – Art Blakey
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Oboe, Flute, Saxophone [Tenor], Horns [Cow Horn], Kalimba – Yusef Lateef
• Percussion [Chekere], Maracas [African Maracas], Congas – Garvin Masseaux
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Timpani – Curtis Fuller
• Vocals, Whistle [Penny Whistle], Talking Drum – Solomon G. Ilori

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