| Songs for Sad Women | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Rabih Abou-Khalil |
| Cover: | Songs for Sad Women.jpg |
| Released: | 2007 |
| Recorded: | February 10–15, 2005 |
| Studio: | Sound Studio, Zerkall, Germany |
| Genre: | Jazz, World music |
| Length: | 55:47 |
| Label: | Enja ENJ 9494 |
| Producer: | Rabih Abou-Khalil, Walter Quintus |
| Chronology: | Rabih Abou-Khalil |
| Prev Title: | Journey to the Centre of an Egg |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Em Português |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Songs for Sad Women is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil which was recorded in Germany in 2005 but not released on the Enja label until 2007.[1]
All About Jazz reviewer Ian Patterson observed "On Songs for Sad Women Abou-Khalil marshals a stripped-down ensemble which plays with air akin to intimate chamber music, yet with the soul of timeless folk music ... This is a highly satisfying addition to Rabih Abou-Khalil's impressive discography; graceful and poetic, and one that lingers in the memory".[2]
The BBC Music review by John Eyles stated "After twenty-five years and eighteen albums, it is unlikely that Rabih Abou-Khalil is going to spring any great surprises; long ago he found a distinctive individual style and has stuck to it since – with sufficient variations to keep it fresh and interesting. One need only hear this music for a few seconds to identify its creator. Aficionados will find everything that keeps them coming back for more; the characteristic blend of jazz-inflected Arabic melody with subtle rhythms combines into a hypnotic whole, as ever with Abou-Khalil’s fluent oud playing in a central role".[3]
All compositions by Rabih Abou-Khalil