African Piano
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Released | 1973 |
Recorded | October 1969 |
Venue | Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen |
Genre | Jazz |
Label | JAPO |
African Piano is a solo piano album by Abdullah Ibrahim, recorded in 1969. It was released on LP four years later and was first issued on CD in 1991.
Recording and music[]
The album was recorded in concert at Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen,[1] in October 1969.[2] The eight tracks on the album are all Ibrahim originals and are played as a continuous piece.[3] This was Ibrahim's second solo piano album, after Reflections, from 1965.[1]
Releases[]
African Piano was released on LP on 1 March 1973[4] by JAPO Records, part of ECM Records.[1] The first CD release was in 1991, by ECM.[1] The label subsequently reissued it on CD as part of their Re:solutions series.[1] The LP version was issued under the name Dollar Brand; reissues were attributed to Abdullah Ibrahim, after the pianist changed his name.[1]
Reception[]
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AllMusic summarized that "Ibrahim was still in the process of finding his own sound at the time, although his improvisations (which use repetition and vamps effectively) have their interesting moments."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "the [1991] CD robs the music of some of its full-hearted resonance."[2]
Track listing[]
- "Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro"
- "Selby That the Eternal Spirit Is the Only Reality"
- "The Moon"
- "Xaba"
- "Sunset in Blue"
- "Kippy"
- "Jabulani – Easter Joy"
- "Tintiyana"
Personnel[]
- Abdullah Ibrahim – piano
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Kelman, John (3 March 2014) "Abdullah Ibrahim: African Piano". AllAboutJazz.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 0-14-015364-0.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Yanow, Scott "Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim – African Piano". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "African Piano – Abdullah Ibrahim". ECM Records. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers
- Abdullah Ibrahim albums
- Solo piano jazz albums
- 1973 albums