Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Eastern Moods Of Ahmed Abdul Malik [1963]
One of the most compelling albums ever recorded by Ahmed Abdul-Malik –
and that's saying a lot, since all of his albums are pretty darn great!
The set's got a style that's very strongly in keeping with the "eastern
moods" of the title – with less of a jazz sound than some of Abdul
Malik's other work for Prestige, and more spare, exotic instrumentation
overall. The group on the set is a trio – Ahmed on bass and oud, Bilal
Abdurrahman on alto, Korean reed flute, and percussion, and William
Henry Allen on bass and percussion. With that kind of lineup, you can
imagine the feel – lots of spare rhythms, with snaking reed work over
the top, done in a very evocative way – and although there's less jazz
than usual, the alto sax solos still give the record enough of a jazz
component to set it apart from straight world music. The album kicks off
with a surprisingly great, and incredibly haunting take on
"Summertime", then rolls into some really wonderful original tunes that
include "Ancient Scene", "Magrebi", and "Shoof Habebe".
wonderful description of what sounds like emchanting music- not familiar with these players but now i'm really looking forward to listening to them. thanks! respect, d
ps- i quite like the image at the top of your blog- a friend of mine in Vancouver has the original painting hanging in his living room! (at least he did the last time i was there....) small musical world sometimes...
Thanks for your comment dugg. My intention is to share good but not so popular music,so i'm glad if you discover something you like in a direction not explored yet.
Very interesting what you write about the blog's front image.I just found it around the net and liked it enough to put it up front.
Hey never heard about this one before. Only know about his earlier work. A lot of nice music here. Unfortunately I´m too late for a few of you post. But maybe there are reups? I keep following... Thanks for all your efforts! C.
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wonderful description of what sounds like emchanting music- not familiar with these players but now i'm really looking forward to listening to them.
thanks!
respect,
d
ps- i quite like the image at the top of your blog- a friend of mine in Vancouver has the original painting hanging in his living room! (at least he did the last time i was there....)
small musical world sometimes...
Thanks for your comment dugg.
My intention is to share good but not so popular music,so i'm glad if you discover something you like in a direction not explored yet.
Very interesting what you write about the blog's front image.I just found it around the net and liked it enough to put it up front.
Hey never heard about this one before. Only know about his earlier work. A lot of nice music here. Unfortunately I´m too late for a few of you post. But maybe there are reups? I keep following... Thanks for all your efforts! C.
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