Loxodonta Africana (album)

Loxodonta Africana is the debut album by saxophonist Ricky Ford, recorded in 1977 and released on the New World label.[1][2][3]

Loxodonta Africana
Studio album by
Ricky Ford
Released1977
RecordedJune 1977
StudioColumbia Recording Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length36:38
LabelNew World
NW 204
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Ricky Ford chronology
Loxodonta Africana
(1977)		 Manhattan Plaza
(1979)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
DownBeat[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[7]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford's first record as a leader preceded the beginning of his highly rated string of Muse albums by a year. 23 at the time, Ford already had a recognizable sound that was influenced by Dexter Gordon. For this ambitious effort (which displayed the impact of his stint with Charles Mingus), Ford performs five of his original".[4] Reviewing the reissued album in JazzTimes, Willard Jenkins wrote: "While there is ample evidence that Ricky Ford’s palette has broadened, and his sound has ripened notably over these twenty years, he has yet to craft a recording that tops this one".[8]

Track listing

All compositions by Ricky Ford except where noted

  1. "Loxodonta Africana" – 4:42
  2. "Ucil" – 5:13
  3. "Blues Peru" – 5:00
  4. "Dexter" – 5:43
  5. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:30
  6. "One Up, One Down" (John Coltrane) – 4:24
  7. "Aerolinos" – 6:54

Personnel

References
  1. New World Records album listing, accessed September 27, 2017
  2. Jazzlists: Ricky Ford discography, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Ricky Ford, accessed September 27, 2017
  4. Yanow, Scott. Ricky Ford: Loxodonta Africanus – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. Lange, Art (January 1980). "Ricky Ford: Loxodonta Africana/Manhattan Plaza". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 1. p. 42.
  6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 78. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  8. JazzTimes Review, March 1998
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