| The African Beat | ||||
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble | ||||
| Released | November 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 24, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4097 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Art Blakey chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The African Beat is a jazz album by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble recorded for Blue Note on January 24, 1962 and released later that year.[5]
- ^ Billboard Dec 1, 1962
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Billboard, 1 Dec 1962, p. 20.