Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr.
“Afro Blue” is a jazz standard first written and recorded by Mongo Santamaria in 1959, and notably a hit for John Coltrane in 1963. Oscar Brown added the lyrics for his Sin And Soul album in 1960.
Dream of a land my soul is from
I hear a hand stroke on a drum
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as a night, Afro blue
Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy, delicate whirl
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as a night, Afro blue
Two young lovers are face to face
With undulating grace
They gently sway then slip away to some secluded place
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as a night, Afro blue
Whispering trees echo their sighs
Passionate pleas, tender replies
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as a night, Afro blue
Lovers on flight, upward they glide
Burst at the height, slowly subside
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as a night, Afro blue
And my slumbering fantasy
Assumes reality
Until it seems it's not a dream, the two are you and me
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as a night, Afro blue