Onaje Explained

Onaje
Type:	Album
Artist:	Onaje Allan Gumbs
Cover:	Onaje.jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	August 10, 1976
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:01
Label:	SteepleChase SCS 1069
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Onaje Allan Gumbs
Next Title:	That Special Part of Me
Next Year:	1988

Onaje is the debut album by American pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label in 1977.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states, "Gumbs displays surprisingly maturity for a composer only in his mid-20s at the time of the recording, performing a series of thought-provoking originals ... When Gumbs is playing works by others, he does not take the predictable path ... In the decades which have followed this debut, Onaje Allan Gumbs may not have earned the accolades which he has merited, but this CD is well-worth acquiring".

Track listing

All compositions by Onaje Allan Gumbs unless noted.

1. "Waiting... in Love" – 4:29
2. "Street Life" – 9:53
3. "Timeless" – 3:18
4. "It Sho' Do Feel Good, Did Ya Here Me?" – 4:30
5. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 3:06
6. "Eye of a Shadow" – 6:44
7. "Mousetrap" – 2:50
8. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:24
9. "A Penny for Your Thoughts" – 3:42

Personnel

• Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1000.htm Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography
2. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/onaje-allan-gumbs-onaja-sccd-31069/ SteepleChase Productions ApS