| Jazz Sahara | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Ahmed Abdul-Malik |
| Cover: | Jazz Sahara.jpg |
| Released: | 1958 |
| Recorded: | October 1958 Reeves Sound Studio, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 38:47 |
| Label: | Riverside RLP 12-287 |
| Producer: | Bill Grauer |
| Next Title: | East Meets West |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
Jazz Sahara is the debut album by double bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in late 1958 and originally released on the Riverside label.[1]
Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "an early example of fusing jazz with world music... The music is a qualified success, essentially Middle Eastern folk music with Griffin added in. This set is interesting and, in its own way, innovative but not essential".[2]
All compositions by Ahmed Abdul-Malik