| Angolian Cry | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Johnny Dyani Quartet |
| Cover: | Johnny_Dyani_Quartet_Angolian_Cry.jpg |
| Released: | 1985 |
| Recorded: | July 23, 1985 |
| Studio: | Sound Track Studios, Copenhagen |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 49:04 |
| Label: | SteepleChase SCS-1209 |
| Producer: | Nils Winther |
| Chronology: | Johnny Dyani |
| Prev Title: | Afrika |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Witchdoctor's Son – Together |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
Angolian Cry is an album by bassist Johnny Dyani. It was recorded on July 23, 1985, and was issued on LP later that year by SteepleChase Records. On the album, his final release as a leader, Dyani is joined by saxophonist and bass clarinetist John Tchicai, trumpeter Harry Beckett, and drummer Billy Hart. In 1986, the album was reissued on CD with an extra track.[1] [2] [3]
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Dyani's atmospheric and colorful music was long underrated but, like that of Abdullah Ibrahim... Johnny Dyani was a major composer whose flights were tempered by a strong emphasis on fresh melodies. Stimulating music."
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that the album "brims with pathos and joy, and Beckett is sterling."
Don Snowden of the Los Angeles Times commented: "Dyani doesn't have the sophistication or broad palette of his countryman Abdullah Ibrahim, but he compensates in part with a stronger visceral drive. He combines with drummer Billy Hart to give the six original compositions a unusually solid rhythmic punch."
A reviewer for Option called the album "easily one of the most inspired sessions of the year," and remarked: "Dyani has an impeccable sense of composition, offering wistful melodies which draw from both African and Afro-American sources."[4]
Composed by Johnny Dyani.