'' Tanganyika Strut '' is the last of the three 1958 Savoy recordings made by
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John Coltrane
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and
Wilbur Harden
Wilbur Harden (December 31, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama – June 10, 1969 in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
Harden is best remembered for his recordings with saxophonists Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane ...
. The album features the two men as leaders, and is Harden's final as a leader. The sessions also produced a couple of alternate takes which can be found on some compilations, most notably the ones featuring the complete Savoy recordings made by Harden and Coltrane together, ''
The Complete Mainstream 1958 Sessions'' (2009) and ''
The Complete Savoy Sessions'' (1999).
Track listing
# "Tanganyika Strut" (
Curtis Fuller
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Early life
Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 1932. ...
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# "B.J." (
Wilbur Harden
Wilbur Harden (December 31, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama – June 10, 1969 in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
Harden is best remembered for his recordings with saxophonists Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane ...
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# "Anedac" (
Wilbur Harden
Wilbur Harden (December 31, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama – June 10, 1969 in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
Harden is best remembered for his recordings with saxophonists Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane ...
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Once in a While" (
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Bud Green
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(w)) – 9:28
''Recorded on June 24 (#1) and May 13 (all others), 1958.''
Personnel
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John Coltrane
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–
tenor saxophone
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Wilbur Harden
Wilbur Harden (December 31, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama – June 10, 1969 in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
Harden is best remembered for his recordings with saxophonists Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane ...
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trumpet
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,
flugelhorn
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Curtis Fuller
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Early life
Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 1932. ...
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trombone
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Tommy Flanagan
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– piano (#1)
* Howard Williams – piano (#2–4)
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Ali Jackson –
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Art Taylor
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drums
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References
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1958 albums
John Coltrane albums
Savoy Records albums
Wilbur Harden albums
Albums produced by Ozzie Cadena
Albums recorded in a home studio
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio