New York-Addis-London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975

The first career retrospective, from London in 1965 to Addis in 1975.
Mulatu Astatke, 2009

Released
26 October 2009
Label
Strut
Length
76:46
Type
compilation

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Twenty tracks from his London, New York and Addis recordings, with notes by Miles Cleret of Soundway. Pitchfork named it a Best New Reissue, Robert Christgau gave it an A minus, and PopMatters heard the James Joyce kind of innovation.

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Sources

  1. New York-Addis-London, Wikipedia
  2. New York-Addis-London, PopMatters (2009-11-16)
  3. New York-Addis-London, Strut