TRACKLIST
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COMPOSED BY
Ernesto Lecuona -
COMPOSED BY
Pete La Roca -
COMPOSED BY
Pete La Roca -
COMPOSED BY
Pete La Roca -
COMPOSED BY
Jerome Moross
John Latouche -
COMPOSED BY
Steve Swallow
SYNOPSIS
Released on Blue Note Records in 1965, Basra is the debut album by American jazz drummer Pete La Roca. Featuring Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Steve Kuhn on piano, and Steve Swallow on bass, the album moves between hard bop, modal jazz, and more adventurous improvisation. From the driving rhythms of “Malagueña” to the hypnotic, atmospheric title track, Basra showcases La Roca’s distinctive approach to rhythm and the quartet’s remarkable interplay. Long regarded as an overlooked gem in the Blue Note catalog, it remains a compelling example of the exploratory spirit of mid-1960s jazz.
PRESSING INFORMATION
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Blue Note – BLP 4205, Blue Note – 4205
LP, Mono | 12", 33⅓ RPM
United States / 1965
Original Pressing
GENRE & STYLE
Jazz
Post Bop, Modal
PRODUCER
Alfred Lion
LINER NOTES
Ira Gitler
RECORDED & LACQUER CUT BY
Rudy Van Gelder
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Francis Wolff
COVER DESIGN BY
Reid Miles
IDENTIFIERS
"VAN GELDER" is stamped and the Plastylite "ear" is inscribed into the run out groove of both sides. No deep groove.
Blue and white label with "Blue Note Records Inc • New York USA". Back cover reads "43 West 61st St., New York 23".
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): BN-4205-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BN-4205-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): BNLP-4205-A VAN GELDER [Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): BNLP-4205-B VAN GELDER [Plastylite "ear"]
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
PERSONNEL
BASS
Steve Swallow
DRUMS
Pete La Roca
PIANO
Steve Kuhn
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Joe Henderson