Buddy Bolden's Rag

Buddy Bolden's Rag
Studio album by Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass featuring Lester Bowie
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Studio	Riverside Studio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:40
Label	Delmark DE-481
Producer	Robert G. Koester
Malachi Thompson chronology
New Standards (1993) Buddy Bolden's Rag (1995) 47th Street (1997)

Buddy Bolden's Rag (subtitled [100 Years of Jazz]) is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1995.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "On Buddy Bolden's Rag, Thompson and his band Africa Brass salute Bolden in an unconventional way; instead of playing traditional New Orleans jazz, they provide inside/outside post-bop that acknowledges Crescent City brass bands as well as avant-garde and AACM jazz. Thompson looks back on jazz's early history but does so without being the least bit dogmatic about it, and the result is a very enriching and unpredictable CD".

Track listing

All compositions by Malachi Thompson except where noted

1. "Buddy Bolden's Rag" – 5:58
2. "World View" – 8:32
3. "The Chaser in Brazil" – 5:44
4. "We Bop" (Lester Bowie) – 5:40
5. "Nubian Call" – 12:42
6. "The Chaser in America" – 8:49
7. "Kojo Time" (Roland Alexander) – 7:17
8. "Harold the Great" (Bill McFarland) – 9:49
9. "A Mouse in the House" – 6:43

Personnel

• Malachi Thompson – trumpet, conch shell, steer horn, sekulu
• David Spencer, Phillip Perkins, Kenny Anderson – trumpet
• Bill McFarland, Edwin Williams, Ray Ripperton – trombone
• Steve Berry – bass trombone
• Kirk Brown – piano
• Harrison Bankhead – bass
• Darryl Ervin – drums
• Dr. Cuz, Richard Lawrence – percussion

Guests:

• Lester Bowie – trumpet (tracks 3, 5 & 6)
• Ari Brown – tenor saxophone (track 8)
• Zane Massey – tenor saxophone (track 7)