Africa

~ Song

Relationships

composer:John Coltrane
publisher:Jowcol Music
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/155568 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0003816226 [info]
later versions:Africa (English lyrics by Abbey Lincoln)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1961-05-23Africa (first version) (studio, 1961-05-23)John Coltrane and His Orchestra14:07
1961-06-04Africa (alternate take) (studio, 1961-06-04)John Coltrane and His Orchestra16:05
1961-06-07Africa (studio, 1961-06-04: master recording)John Coltrane and His Orchestra16:29
1961-06-07Africa (studio, 1961-06-04: master recording, revised version)John Coltrane and His Orchestra9:50
1961-08Africa (live, 1961‐08: The Village Gate, New York, NY, USA)liveJohn Coltrane with Eric Dolphy22:26
1969AfricacoverToshiyuki Miyama and His New Herd7:08
1971-02-21Africacover and liveAlice Coltrane28:35
1971-02-21Africa (live, 1971‐02‐21: Carnegie Hall, Midtown Manhattan, NY, USA)cover and liveAlice Coltrane28:10
1978AfricacoverRashied Ali / Leroy Jenkins7:05
1989-11AfricacoverDavid Liebman9:46
1993-08African Suite: Ritual Dance / Jungle Mysteries / Night Sound / Africa / Fragments / Afro Bluecover and medleyByron Olson19:57
1995-11AfricacoverThe Jack Brothers4:20
1996-03-15 – 1996-03-16AfricacoverConrad Herwig6:38
1999-06AfricacoverSonny Fortune6:23
2003-01AfricacoverPat Martino11:45
2005-02-19Africa - Dahomey Dancecover, live and medleyGiorgio Gaslini8:34
2005AfricacoverSFJAZZ Collective14:04
2005Africacover and liveSFJAZZ Collective14:04
2007AfricacoverDean Magraw's Red Planet5:34
2008AfricacoverRuby Wood4:31
2009-11-02AfricacoverDavid Binney13:58
2010-04-21Africacover and liveAnthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra4:44
2010-04-21Africa (reprise)cover and liveAnthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra2:55
2010-05AfricacoverOndřej Štveráček Quartet8:12
2011-08AfricacoverKeith Pray8:04
2012-03Africacover and liveMichael Pedicin12:22
2018-03-31Africacover and liveTeodross Avery13:08
2018-10-13Afrindicacover, live and medleyBrooklyn Raga Massive10:34
2020-09-11Africacover and liveDal Sasso Big Band feat. David El-Malek15:07
AfricacoverPhilippe Edison4:07
AfricacoverBlow7:29
AfricacoverNat Birchall9:53
AfricacoverBlack Jesus Experience4:43
AfricacoverThe Jumping Jewels?:??
AfricacoverAlan Skidmore's Ubizo4:28
AfricacoverMachine Mass Sextet10:55
AfricacoverDwight Trible6:39
AfricacoverVario Haus Band?:??
AfricacoverBrooklyn Raga Massive7:35
AfricacoverWayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet6:06
AfricacoverThe Quiet Temple7:08
AfricacoverMarassa Duo6:39