Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, Frank Butler - Night Flight To Dakar + Xanadu In Africa - Xanadu Master Edi

Xanadu Master Edition CD

2-CD set compiling two albums that resulted from a late-70s tour of West Africa coordinated by the U.S. State Department.

Tracklist:

CD 1:Night Flight To Dakar

1. NIGHT FLIGHT TO DAKAR 8:45
2. DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING 6:44
3. BLUES UP AND DOWN 9:10
4. SWEET SENEGELESE BROWN 12:05
5. THE KING* 10:39

Recorded at the Theatre Nationale Daniel Sorrano in Dakar, Senegal, March 19, 1980 except * recorded at Club Taski, Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal March 14, 1980.

CD 2: Xanadu in Africa

1. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL 12:41
2. ROBBINS NEST 10:47
3. I SURRENDER DEAR 8:58
4. BLUES IN THE CLOSET 4:56
5. EASY LIVING 9:35

Recorded at Club Taski, Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal March 14, 1980.

Personnel:

AL COHN, Tenor sax; BILLY MITCHELL, Tenor sax DOLO COKER, Piano; LEROY VINNEGAR, Bass; FRANK BUTLER, Drums.

Credits:

Original Recordings Engineered by Paul Goodman Original Recordings Produced & Directed by Don Schlitten Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich Cover Photo: Don Schlitten Reissue Produced for Release by Zev Feldman Executive Producer: Jordi Soley.