Despite being titled just with her name, the 1961 LP presented here wasn't her debut album (she had previously issued three other starting with Jazz Harpist in 1954), but her fourth.
A masterwork from a Ghanaian legend, Love and Death finds Ebo Taylor blending highlife, Afrobeat, jazz, and funk into a sound that feels both timeless and deeply rooted.
The Dealer features appearances from Archie Shepp, Charles Lloyd and, notably, the recording debut of guitarist Larry Coryell, who lends a bluesy edge to a solid and mellow soul-jazz outing.