Mr Bongo · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Yakhal' Inkomo
| Recorded | Jul 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | Mr Bongo |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 318839 |
The record
A cornerstone of South African jazz, cut under apartheid's weight in 1968, with the title track's mournful cry giving voice to a nation's grief. Tenor and rhythm section move as one, channeling Coltrane's spiritual reach through distinctly township phrasing.
Session personnel
- Agrippa Magwaza — bass
- Early Mabuza — drums
- Lionel Pillay — piano
- Winston Ngozi — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.
| 1968 | World Record Co. · ORL 6022 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1968 | World Record Co. · ORL 6022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing |
| 1974 | Up Up Up · UPL 5006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Teal Sound · GSL 266 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1996 | Teal Records · TELCD 2652 — CD, Compilation |
| 2007 | Gallo Record Company · CDGSP 3123 — CD, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2017 | Gallo Record Company · 878068004588 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Jazzman · JMANLP 093 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue |
| 2017 | Jazzman · JMANCD 093 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | We Are Busy Bodies · WABB-069 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing |
| 2020 | We Are Busy Bodies · WABB-069 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | Mr Bongo · MRBLP220 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | Mr Bongo · MRBCD220 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · gatefold |
| 2021 | Mr Bongo · MRBLP220 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing |