American-African Blues


American-African Blues is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford.

Recording and music

American-African Blues was recorded in concert at Birdland, New York City, on September 16, 1991. It is a quartet recording, with leader Ricky Ford joined by Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, and Ben Riley. The album was produced by Mark Morgarelli.

Track listing

All compositions are by Ricky Ford.
  1. "American-African Blues " – 10:56
  2. "Environ" – 7:01
  3. "Of" – 8:14
  4. "Complex Harmony" – 6:41
  5. "Descent" – 8:36
  6. "Mostly Arco" – 5:52
  7. "Encore" – 8:54
  8. "American-African Blues " – 7:22

Personnel