The High Life

Guy Warren · 1956 · Clin d'œil au highlife ghanéen dans l'album Decca

Context

Track from the Guy Warren (Ghanaba) album released on Decca in 1956, recorded with Gene Esposito's orchestra. The record blends African rhythms and American jazz, and gave its title to Robin D. G. Kelley's book.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz, Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz: Soul jazz, boogaloo, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk.

By the same artist

• Eyi Wala Dong (1956)
• Africa Speaks (1956)
• Ode to a Stream (1956)
• Invocation of the Horned Viper (1956)

Sources

• jazzmusicarchives.com
• EN: Guy Warren

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