Taylor, Ebo: Life Stories (Vinyl 2xLP)

Ghanaian guitarist Ebo Taylor emerged from 1950s highlife big bands Broadway Dance Band and Stargazers before a prolific solo career fusing highlife with soul, funk and jazz. His bands the Blue Monks, Sweet Beans and Pelicans established him as one of Ghana’s top players.

Following his recent studio album with Afrobeat Academy, Love And Death, his first international release, Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor teams up again with Strut for a long overdue definitive compilation of his seminal 1970s recordings, Life Stories.

This compilation revisits this heyday of Taylor's work, focusing on his solo albums and some of his lesser known side projects including the dynamite Apagya Show Band and short-lived Taylor-led combos Assase Ase, Super Sounds Namba and The Pelikans. The selection also touches on his writing and production work for C.K. Mann and a collaboration recording with fellow member of early ‘70s nightclub band Blue Monks, Pat Thomas.

1. Ebo Taylor – Heaven
   
2. Ebo Taylor – Atwer Abroba
   
3. Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu – What Is Life
4. Apagya Showband – Tamfo Nyi Ekyir
   
5. Ebo Taylor – Peace On Earth
   
6. Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu – Victory
   
7. Asasse Ase – Ohiani Sua Efir
8. Ebo Taylor – Aba Yaa
   
9. Ebo Taylor – Ohye Atar Gyan
10. Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu – Love And Death
    
11. Ebo Taylor & The Pelikans – Egya Edu
    
12. Pat Thomas & Ebo Taylor – Ene Nyame Nam 'A' Mensuro