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The Common Ground
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Album: The Common Ground
# Song Title   Time
1)    Baghdad/Asia Minor
2)    Walkin'
3)    Sawa Sawa De'
4)    St. Thomas
5)    High Life
6)    Uhuru
7)    Night in Tunisia, A
8)    Common Ground, The
 

Album: The Common Ground
# Song Title   Time
1)    Baghdad/Asia Minor
2)    Walkin'
3)    Sawa Sawa De'
4)    St. Thomas
5)    High Life
6)    Uhuru
7)    Night in Tunisia, A
8)    Common Ground, The
 
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  • Originally released on Atlantic (1343).
  • Personnel: Herbie Mann (flute); Herbie Mann; Leo Ball, Ziggy Schatz, Ziggy Schatz, Leo Ball (trumpet); John Rae (vibraphone, vibraharp, percussion); Nabil Totah (double bass); Michael Olatunji (vocals, percussion); Dolores Parker, Maya Angelou (vocals); Doc Cheatham, Jerry Kail (trumpet); Rudy Collins (drums); Ray Mantilla (congas); Ray Barretto (bongos).
  • Liner Note Author: Herbie Mann.
  • Recording information: 08/02/1960-08/03/1960.
  • Flautist Herbie Mann is well-known for his forays into Cuban jazz. However, on 1960s THE COMMON GROUND, he journeys east to create a unique blend of jazz and African music. Much of this album still falls back on salsa sounds, since Mann employs a four-man Latin-inspired trumpet section and two Puerto Rican percussionists. However, the strength of this record lies in Mann's collaborations with the West African hand-drummer Michael Olatunji.
  • For "Sawa Sawa De'," Mann plays an African flute, and vibraphonist John Rae switches to an African marimba, while the vocals of Olatunji, Maya Angelou, and Dolores Parker invoke the spirit of Nigeria. Mann's composition "Uhuru" also interweaves jazz with African sounds, though the boundaries here are not as clear. This tune is a simple waltz centered on a 12-bar blues form; however, Olatunji's griot-style vocal performance, heard towards the end of this piece, takes the listener back to West Africa. As the closing title track implies, Mann's record is about finding common ground in a number of styles, blending American jazz and Latin rhythms with the strong influence of African music.
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