Afro-Bossa

Afro-Bossa is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1963.

Afro-Bossa
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	April 1963
Recorded	November 29, 1962, December 20, 1962 & January 4 & 5, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Label	Reprise
Duke Ellington chronology
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963) Afro-Bossa (1963) The Great Paris Concert (1963)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This is easily one of Duke Ellington's essential studio recordings of the 1960s, though it isn't as widely recognized as it ought to be".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Down Beat

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Afro-Bossa" – 4:22
2. "Purple Gazelle" – 2:44
3. "Absinthe" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:34
4. "Moonbow" – 2:33
5. "Sempre Amore" – 3:14
6. "Caline (Silk Lace)" – 2:31
7. "Tigress" (Strayhorn) – 3:06
8. "Angu" – 2:42
9. "Volupté" – 2:44
10. "Bonga" – 2:49
11. "Pyramid" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:03
12. "Eighth Veil" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:48
    • Recorded at Fine Studios, New York on November 29, 1962 (track 9), December 14, 1962 (track 12), December 20, 1962 (tracks 6 & 11), January 4, 1963 (track 10), and January 5, 1963 (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8).

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1, 2, 4-7 & 9-11)
• Billy Strayhorn – piano (tracks 3 & 8)
• Ray Nance – cornet, violin
• Cat Anderson, Roy Burrowes, Cootie Williams – trumpet
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
• Chuck Connors – bass trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
• Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Ernie Shepard – bass
• Sam Woodyard – drums