| Kings Of Mali | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Chico Freeman |
| Cover: | KingsOfMali.jpg |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | September 1977 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 40:21 |
| Label: | India Navigation |
| Producer: | India Navigation |
| Prev Title: | Beyond the Rain |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | The Outside Within |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Kings Of Mali is a post-bop/avant-garde jazz LP by Chico Freeman on India Navigation Records IN 1035 in September 1977 and released in 1978.[1]
The lp, like many others recorded and produced by India Navigation in New York city, featured many of the top American players in post-bop and avant-garde jazz and features songs inspired by African history and the legacy of African Americans.
Jazz critic Scott Yanow wrote: “(Freeman) stretches out on four of his colourful originals, which are dedicated to the ancient kingdom of Mali."[2]
Inspired by the history of the Empire of Mali, Chico Freeman printed an extensive section of research from “Sundiata Keita and Mansa Kankan Musa, Kings of Mali” on the back of the album jacket.[3]
To date, there has been no CD issued of this recording.