A Drum Is A Woman (LP)


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Format: LP 
Label: Honey Pie  
Year: 2023   

Media Condition: New 
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New 

TRACKS:

A1 A Drum Is A Woman
A2 Rhythm Pum Te Dum
A3 What Else Can You Do With A Drum
A4 New Orleans
A5 Hey, Buddy Bolden
A6 Carribee Joe
A7 Congo Square

B1 A Drum Is A Woman (Part 2)
B2 You Better Know It
B3 Madam Zajj
B4 Ballet Of The Flying Saucers
B5 Zajj's Dream
B6 Rhumbop
B7 Carribee Joe (Part 2)
B8 Finale

Originally released in 1957.

PERSONNEL:
Bass – Jimmy Woode
Drums – Candido, Sam Woodyard, Terry Snyder
Harp – Betty Glamann
Piano – Duke Ellington
Reeds – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Rick Henderson, Russell Procope
Trombone – Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson
Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cook
Written and arranged by Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington

A Drum Is A Woman tells the story of Madam Zajj, the personification of African rhythm. Zajj explores the world seeking fame and sophistication and melds with the influences of cultures she weaves through the story, which gives a brief history of the rise of jazz and bebop.

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