Nuba (album)

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Nuba
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Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedJune 1979
GenreJazz
Length45:23
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiacomo Pellicciotti
Andrew Cyrille chronology
Metamusicians' Stomp
(1978)
Nuba
(1979)
Special People
(1980)

Nuba is an album by American jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille, vocalist Jeanne Lee, and saxophonist Jimmy Lyons recorded in 1979 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating "Those seeking a standard trio or straight jazz date are advised to look elsewhere; there was nothing conventional or predictable about this one".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars [3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Andrew Cyrille except as indicated
  1. "Nuba 1" – 7:27
  2. "Cornbread Picnic (Maize)" – 4:58
  3. "The One Before Zero" – 5:23
  4. "JJ&A" (Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jimmy Lyons) – 5:12
  5. "In These Last Days" (Lee) – 7:35
  6. "Sorry" (Lyons) – 6:58
  7. "Nuba 2" – 7:50
  • Recorded at Fontana Studio 7 in Milano, Italy in June 1979

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Black Saint discography accessed June 1, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 1, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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