from Ellington’s “Sacred Concert”
Hugh Hopper, acknowledged bass and saxophone playing master from the Canterbury music scene late 60’s & 70’s
this song was unashamedly presented as a normal piece of AM radio fabric at WPTR, Albany, N.Y. It was 1962 and I was 12. I had no idea what Watusi was but I appreciated the encouragement from Mr. Barretto to try find out