GINGER BAKER & SALT “AFRICA NOW” invites DRUM BATTLE WITH ART BLAKEY

Afrika Now - Afrika heute", Live in Munich/Germany at the Jazz Fest “JAZZ NOW!” (a spezial event in coporation with the Olympic Games 1972 in Munich), 1972-08-18
Promoter: Joachim Ernst Behrendt

Source: probably SBD>Reel Tape (low gen!)>trade on CDR>EAC Rip (Secure Modus), Flac Frontend, Level 6
Sound: great sound! (listen to mp3 sample as usual)



LINEUP:
Ginger Baker : drums
Steve Gregory: tenor sax, flute
Bud Beadle: saxes
Tunde Koboje: bass
Berkley Jones: guitar
Laolu Akins: african drums
Kehinde Lijadu: vocals
Taiwo Lijadu: vocals
* special guest: ART BLAKEY: drums


TRACKS

CD 1
1. Track01 [7:12]
2. Track02 [5:25]
3. Track03 [6:41]
4. Track04 [11:05]
5. Track05 [16:51]
6. Track06 [19:18]
7. Track07 [7:27]

CD 2
1. Track01 [1:37]
2. Track02 [18:18]

COMPLETE SET!!

ENJOY!!

UPLOADED BY RICOLA
DIME, 01.09.2009


However I currently in a seeding Stopp for different reasons, I just decided to bring out a spezial requests for one of my Japanese trader friend Takamura.

Some short general Infos about this show.

This is a very special one. At the Jazz Now Festival in Munich Ginger Baker played with his SALT Band. It seems this Band is a Reunion of his Airforce Band, however it sounds quite different to me.
The special surprise this evening was the drummer Art Blakey and Ginger took the chance for some hot drum battles! Because it was such a fun for all, he did the same thing at the Jazztage Berlin 1972.

I found a article about this show at the original issue of the JazzPodium 1972. It was a really conservative critic as usual at that time. It seems the german Jazz Purists was überfordert with this Fusion of different music styles.
For all the germans….please find the article attached in the comment section.

The show was aired at TV (at that time SWF) 1972 and one year later 1973. But this source was recorded on reel Tape. So I really don’t know if the original source is from TV or a separate SBD. For me it seems the last one, because the sound is really amazing if you compared it with the age of that recording.
Please find also attached a copy of the original script from the SWF for the TV Broadcst from 1972-1973.

I don’t get an answer from SWR for a complete setlist, but they told me it is still unissued until today.

The music is amazing and IMO a wonderful historic document of the very short time lived Band “Salt”.

Enjoy and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAKAMURA :)!!

PS: I’m always interested to get more details (for example a complete setlist) as long as you do it in a friendly way! Thanks!!