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Jazz Sounds Of Africa

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Nights On Saturn 2. The Hustlers 3. Oud BLues 4. La Ibkey 5. Don't Blame Me 6. Hannibal's Carnivals 7. Wakida Hena 8. African Bossa Nova 9. Nadusilma 10. Out of Nowhere 11. Communication 12. Suffering.

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Ahmed Abdul-Malik: Jazz Sounds of Africa

Read "Jazz Sounds of Africa" reviewed by Elliott Simon


A top sideman with Monk and Herbie Mann, bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik must have realized that if he remained parochial it would result in complacency. Early in his career, he chose to explore his Sudanese roots and an association with pianist Randy Weston, known for his own Afro-Jazz blending, perhaps nourished this inclination. During these inquiries, he ...

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Ahmed Abdul-Malik: Jazz Sounds of Africa

Read "Jazz Sounds of Africa" reviewed by David Rickert


Ahmed Abdul-Malik was a resourceful and versatile bassist capable of fitting in with the groups of Thelonious Monk, Herbie Mann, and others. On his few recordings as a leader, he dove head first into his fascination with African music, documented on the two early '60s sessions collected here on Jazz Sounds of Africa. ...


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