Search results for "Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand)"

Max Roach-Dollar Brand: Streams of Consciousness (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 15, 09

This is another one of Max’s many extemporaneous compositions. On the jacket he writes: “This music is an expression ...

Abdullah Ibrahim: Water From an Ancient Well (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 29, 08

This CD's careless packaging is unfortunate. If not for the interior notes, you might not learn from the jewel case –...

Abdullah Ibrahim: Namhanje (Today) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 20, 09

This traditional tune, presumably of South African origin, is a lovely, peaceful duet, sung and played by South Afric...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: FRANK KIMBROUGH

Not many jazz musicians have had a stronger revitalizing and sustaining impact on the everyday NYC jazz scene over ...

Abdullah Ibrahim: In a Sentimental Mood (Rating: 78/100) posted in Music February 04, 09

Ibrahim enjoyed the rare distinction, back in the early 1960s, of having his career take flight under the sponsorship...

Hopps, Jimmy (James Edward Hopps Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hopps, Jimmy [James Edward Hopps Jr.], drummer; b. Washington, DC, 18 June 1939. His mother, Louella T.W. Hopps, was ...

Griffin, Dick (James Richard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Griffin, Dick (James Richard), trombone; b. Fannin, Mississippi, 28 January 1940.  He has one child, Jakubu M'Wa...

Sathima Bea Benjamin (with Duke Ellington): Solitude (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music January 23, 08

This recording sat unreleased for 45 years -- and only came to light when writer David Hajdu secured a tape while res...

Simon Nabatov: Simple Simon (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music February 26, 08

It could be a Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) song, with its South African-like dancing feel and melody that alludes ...

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