Geechee Recollections is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1973 and released on the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography. Accessed May 1, 2012 Along with Afternoon of a Georgia Faun and Sweet Earth Flying, it was one of Brown's albums dedicated to the US state of Georgia. The Geechee of the title are a distinct African-American cultural group living in costal regions of Georgia and North Carolina.
Reception
The Allmusic reviewer Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4 stars, writing, "Brown receives excellent support by a strong ensemble including trumpeter Leo Smith and the great drummer Steve McCall. Brown, with his marvelously limpid tone on alto, is a joy to hear and seems more at home and relaxed here than on some of his more strident early records. Recommended".Olewnick, B. Allmusic review. Accessed May 1, 2012 The New York Times described his trio of Georgia-related albums as "his most notable recordings".
Track listing
Personnel Marion Brown — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, percussion Leo Smith — brass, strings, percussion William Malone — thumb piano, autoharp James Jefferson — double bass, cello, percussion Steve McCall — drums, percussion A. Kobena Adzenyah — drums, African percussion Jumma Santos — congas, miscellaneous instruments Bill Hasson — percussion, narration
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