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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | December 14, 1967 | |||
| Label | Freedom | |||
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Porto Novo is an album by American saxophonist Marion Brown. It was recorded on December 14, 1967 in Soest, The Netherlands, and was released in 1967 on the Freedom label. The album features Brown on alto saxophone, Maarten van Regteren Altena on bass, and Han Bennink on drums.[1] The tracks were reissued on the 2020 ezz-thetics (Hat Hut) album Why Not? Porto Novo! Revisited.
Porto Novo was the result of Brown's first musical encounter with European free improvisers. According to Brown, the experience helped him transition from being a solo-oriented musician to one who was able to think both compositionally and in terms of structured improvisations.[2]
The album title refers to the former Portuguese colony from which African slaves were sent to the Caribbean and North America.[2]
- ^ "Marion Brown: Porto Novo". Georgia Recollections: The Marion Brown Discography. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Grundy, David. "Marion Brown: Why Not? Porto Novo! Revisited". Point of Departure. Retrieved April 16, 2021.