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Engineered by Rudy van Gelder, also Greensleeves, First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Blue Train
Produced by Creed Taylor, also Greensleeves, First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and One Mint Julep (Ray Charles)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, also Greensleeves, First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Nautilus (Bob James)
Released on impulse!, also Greensleeves, One Mint Julep (Ray Charles) and Big Nick (Duke Ellington)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rudy van Gelder engineered 1208 songs on fono, the 7th most of any engineer
1082 other songs on fono were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, by Freddie Hubbard and Grant Green and others
Rudy van Gelder engineered 10 of John Coltrane’s top 10 songs
Creed Taylor produced 327 songs on fono
Credits
All 21 credits
- Written by
- John Coltrane
- Produced by
- Creed Taylor
- Performed by
- Art Davis, Bill Barber, Booker Little, Britt Woodman, Carl Bowman, Donald Corrado, Elvin Jones, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Julius Watkins, McCoy Tyner, Pat Patrick, Reggie Workman, Robert Northern and Robert Swisshelm
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Part of
- The Best of John Coltrane
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- impulse!
- Written by
- John Coltrane
- Produced by
- Creed Taylor
- Performed by
- Art Davis, Bill Barber, Booker Little, Britt Woodman, Carl Bowman, Donald Corrado, Elvin Jones, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Julius Watkins, McCoy Tyner, Pat Patrick, Reggie Workman, Robert Northern and Robert Swisshelm
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Part of
- The Best of John Coltrane
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- impulse!
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same label: impulse!
Same release: The Best of John Coltrane
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same studio: Van Gelder Studio
Same label: impulse!
Same release: The Best of John Coltrane
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Art Davis
2MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Bill Barber
3MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Booker Little
4MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Britt Woodman
5MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Carl Bowman
6MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Donald Corrado
7MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Elvin Jones
8MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Eric Dolphy
9MusicBrainz Africa was performed by John Coltrane
10MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Julius Watkins
11MusicBrainz Africa was performed by McCoy Tyner
12MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Pat Patrick
13MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Reggie Workman
14MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Robert Northern
15MusicBrainz Africa was performed by Robert Swisshelm
Africa was performed by Robert Swisshelm
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Africa was produced by Creed Taylor
17MusicBrainz Africa was written by John Coltrane
18MusicBrainz Africa is part of the release The Best of John Coltrane
Africa is part of the release The Best of John Coltrane
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Africa was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Africa was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz impulse! is the label of the song Africa
impulse! is the label of the song Africa
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Africa was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
Africa was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz Africa was released on 1961-09-01