Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Jazz Sahara (LP)
LabelLife Goes OnGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Decades before the advent of 'world music', bassist-composer Ahmed Abdul-Malik introduced Arabic music into jazz, creating a distinct, unique sound that was far beyond its time. Best known in jazz circles for his solid work with Randy Weston and Thelonious Monk, Abdul-Malik, who is of Sudanese descent, was also the first to use the oud, a pear-shaped, traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument similar to a lute, as a jazz instrument. Recorded in 1958, with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin (his bandmate in the Monk quartet), and originally out on the Riverside label, Abdul-Malik's debut solo album Jazz Sahara was a burning fusion of Middle East and West.
Release notes
Recorded in New York; October 1958.
| A1 | Ya Annas = Oh, People | 11:10 | |
| A2 | Isma'a = Listen | 9:10 | |
| B1 | El Haris = Anxious | 11:28 | |
| B2 | Farah' Alaiyna = Joy Upon Us | 6:59 |
- Mike Hamway
- Darbouka [Darabeka]
- Harris Lewine
- Design [Cover]
- Ken Braren
- Design [Cover]
- Paul Bacon
- Design [Cover]
- Al Harewood
- Drums
- Jack Higgins
- Engineer
- Orrin Keepnews
- Liner Notes [Original]
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik
- Oud, Bass, Composed By, Arranged By
- Mel Sokolsky
- Photography By
- Bill Grauer
- Producer
- Phil De Lancie
- Remastered By [Digitally]
- Jack Ghanaim
- Strings [Kanoon]
- Bilal Abdurrahman
- Tambourine
- Johnny Griffin
- Tenor Saxophone (1 to 3)
- Naim Karacand
- Violin
