American-African Blues

American-African Blues is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford.

Recording and music

American-African Blues was recorded in concert at Birdland, New York City, on September 16, 1991. It is a quartet recording, with leader Ricky Ford (tenor sax) joined by Jaki Byard (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), and Ben Riley (drums). The album was produced by Mark Morgarelli.

Track listing

All compositions are by Ricky Ford.

"American-African Blues (1st Version)" – 10:56

"Environ" – 7:01

"Of" – 8:14

"Complex Harmony" – 6:41

"Descent" – 8:36

"Mostly Arco" – 5:52

"Encore" – 8:54

"American-African Blues (2nd Version)" – 7:22

Personnel

Ricky Ford – tenor sax

Jaki Byard – piano

Milt Hinton – bass

Ben Riley – drums

References

1992 albums

Ricky Ford live albums

Candid Records live albums

Albums recorded at Birdland