Xanadu in Africa

Xanadu in Africa
Xanadu in Africa
Live album by Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler
Released	1981
Recorded	March 14, 1980
Venue	Club Taski, Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:09
Label	Xanadu; 180
Producer	Don Schlitten
Billy Mitchell chronology
Al Cohn chronology

Xanadu in Africa is an album by saxophonists Al Cohn and Billy Mitchell, pianist Dolo Coker, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Frank Butler recorded in Dakar in 1980 for Xanadu Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Despite the exotic location, this LP contains a typical Xanadu high-quality bebop date. The quintet performs five standards in Senegal (this may very well be the first live recording of American jazz musicians in Africa) and the crowd is rightfully enthusiastic. Even if the music contains few surprises, this album is easily recommended to bop collectors".^[4]

Track listing[edit]

"All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) – 12:22
"Robbins Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson) – 10:40
"I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) – 8:50
"Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 4:52
"Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 9:25

Personnel[edit]

Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
Dolo Coker – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Frank Butler – drums

References[edit]

^ Ziegler, F. and Fitzgerald, M. Xanadu Records Listing, accessed April 24, 2017
^ Jazzlists: Xanadu Records discography accessed April 24, 2017
^ Xanadu in Africa catalog accessed April 24, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Xanadu in Africa – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

[1] Ziegler, F. and Fitzgerald, M. Xanadu Records Listing, accessed April 24, 2017

[2] Jazzlists: Xanadu Records discography accessed April 24, 2017

[3] Xanadu in Africa catalog accessed April 24, 2017

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, Scott. Xanadu in Africa – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

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v t e Dolo Coker
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Dolo! (1976) California Hard (1976) Third Down (1977) All Alone (1979)
Live albums	Xanadu in Africa (with Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980) Night Flight to Dakar (with Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980)

v t e Billy Mitchell
Studio albums	Dizzy Atmosphere (1957) The Last of the Big Plungers (1960) The Al Grey - Billy Mitchell Sextet (1962) Snap Your Fingers (1962) This Is Billy Mitchell (1962) Night Song (1963) A Little Juicy (1964) Now's the Time (1976) The Colossus of Detroit (1978) De Lawd's Blues (1980)
Live albums	Xanadu in Africa (1981) Night Flight to Dakar (1982)

v t e Al Cohn
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Al Cohn's Tones (1950 & 1953) Mr. Music (1954) The Natural Seven (1955) That Old Feeling (1955) Four Brass One Tenor (1955) The Brothers! (with Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca, 1955) From A to...Z (with Zoot Sims, 1956) The Sax Section (1956) Cohn on the Saxophone (1956) Tenor Conclave (with John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, and Zoot Sims, 1956) The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (1956) The Four Brothers... Together Again! (with Herbie Steward, Zoot Sims, and Serge Chaloff, 1957) Al and Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1957) You 'n' Me (with Zoot Sims, 1960) Son of Drum Suite (1960) Either Way (with Zoot Sims, 1961) Jazz Mission to Moscow (1962) Body and Soul (with Zoot Sims, 1973) Motoring Along (with Zoot Sims, 1974) Play It Now (1975) True Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976) Silver Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976) Al Cohn's America (1976) Heavy Love (with Jimmy Rowles, 1977) No Problem (1979)
Live albums	Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (with Zoot Sims and Phil Woods, 1959) Xanadu in Africa (with Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980) Night Flight to Dakar (with Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler, 1980)