The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik explained

The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Cover:	The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	May 23, 1961
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:26
Label:	New Jazz NJLP 8266
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Prev Title:	East Meets West
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Sounds of Africa
Next Year:	1962

The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik is the third album by double bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1961 and originally released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

Eugene Chadbourne of Allmusic says "This jazz musician of Sudanese descent shows up here and there on recording sessions from the '60s, including a stint as a member of Thelonious Monk's combo. He also played oud and took part in a variety of attempts to blend his roots music with jazz, out of which this is one of the most successful".^[2] (Abdul-Malik was actually of Caribbean descent.)^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmed Abdul-Malik except as indicated

1. "Nights on Saturn" - 7:25
2. "The Hustlers" - 5:25
3. "Oud Blues" - 4:03
4. "La Ikbey" - 5:44
5. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 7:14
6. "Hannibal's Carnivals" - 4:35

Personnel

• Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass, oud
• Tommy Turrentine - trumpet
• Bilal Abdurrahman - clarinet, percussion
• Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
• Calo Scott - cello
• Andrew Cyrille - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-new-jazz-status-8200-8300-series/#njlp-8266 Prestige Records discography
2. Chadbourne, E. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2013
3. Kelley, Robin D. G. (2012), Nathan I. Huggins Lectures: Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times. Harvard University Press, pg. 92.