{"product_id":"tete-mbambisa-african-day","title":"Tete Mbambisa - African Day","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eAwarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Cape Town in 2023, pianist Tete Mbambisa (born 1942) is a legendary figure in South African jazz. Supported by the cream of the local scene, his albums from the 1970s are among the most cherished vinyl documents from this golden era. A monumental archival undertaking, African Day compiles unreleased recordings from 1976 to resurrect a \"lost\" Tete Mbambisa double album that falls between his seminal works Tete's Big Sound (1975) and Did You Tell Your Mother (1979).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, Tete Mbambisa’s childhood home served as an informal tavern where social gatherings orbited around the family's carefully curated music collection with live performances by a local pianist. Growing up in this environment, his musical roots are embedded in marabi, the syncopated piano sound that blended cues from American jazz, blues and ragtime with the cultural sensibilities that shape modern South African jazz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA self-taught musician, it was as leader of the vocal group The Four Yanks in the early 1960s that Tete Mbambisa’s music career began in earnest. With encouragement from Abdullah Ibrahim, he dedicated himself to the piano and went on to record with The Soul Jazzmen in 1969. Mbambisa's two solo recordings from the\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1970s were produced by Rashid Vally for the independent As-Shams\/The Sun record label. With an abundance of strong material but limited resources, some of the label's prospective releases were not issued at the time of recording. Featuring the intended artwork commissioned for the project in 1976, African Day marks the first major unveiling of unreleased gems from the As-Shams master tape archive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003eReleased April 5, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePiano – Tete Mbambisa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBass – Sipho Gumede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrums – Gilbert Matthews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTenor Sax – Duke Makasi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTenor Sax \/ Flute – Basil Coetzee (Tracks 1–5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlto Sax – Barney Rachabane (Tracks 1–5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrumpet – Dennis Mpale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracks 1-5:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded 27 February 1976 at Satbel Studios,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohannesburg, South Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngineer: Peter Thwaites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracks 6-9:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnannotated session recorded in 1976\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposed by Tete Mbambisa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(except \"Khumbula Jane\" by Mackay Davashe)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced by Rashid Vally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover Artwork by Zulu Bidi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(sourced courtesy Chris Albertyn)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Physical Editions;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack Cover Photo by Ian Bruce Huntley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(under license from African Pictures)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterior Photo by Pers Englund\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(used with permission)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTape Transfers by Rob Allingham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio Mastering by Noah Mintz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign \u0026amp; Layout by Rouleaux van der Merwe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompiled \u0026amp; Produced by Calum MacNaughton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(with direction from Tete Mbambisa and Rashid Vally)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCat. No. ASA104\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e℗ 1976 © 2024 As-Shams Archive\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AS-Shams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53850782531921,"sku":"ASA104","price":33.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0433\/9574\/3906\/files\/a3298812592_10.jpg?v=1779692304","url":"https:\/\/very-special.com\/products\/tete-mbambisa-african-day","provider":"VERY SPECIAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}