African Party WR4797LP Teamed in his Riverside debut

Teamed in his Riverside debut with trumpeter Kenny Dorham

Now reissued as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series

then Monument resonates as an ode to better times

Elastic Wave was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in June 2021

African Party WR4797LP Teamed in his Riverside debutThe story of percussionist, band leader, teacher, club owner Ginger Johnson and his African Party album is a fascinating tale that is only now being recognised for its significance. Born George Folurunsho Johnson in Nigeria,1916, of a Yoruba background, by the late 1940s Ginger was living in London and made an immediate impact playing live and recording with British jazz legends Ronnie Scott, drummers Phil Seaman and Tony Crombie, pianist Victor