Abdul-Malik, Ahmed / Jazz Sounds Of Africa
Album: Jazz Sounds Of Africa   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Abdul-Malik, Ahmed   Added:Aug 2006
Label:Prestige Records Inc.  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-09-03 Pull Date: 2006-11-05 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 5 Oct 22 Oct 15 Oct 8 Oct 1 Sep 17 Sep 10
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 1 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 22, 2022: Music Casserole
Don't Blame Me, La Ibkey, Oud Blues
4. Oct 13, 2006: Memory Select
La Ibkey
2. Nov 03, 2006: Memory Select
Communication
5. Oct 06, 2006: No Cover, No Minimum
African Bossa Nova
3. Oct 19, 2006: Finneman's Market
Communication
6. Oct 05, 2006: Finneman's Market
African Bossa Nova

Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2006-08-29
Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Jazz Sounds of Africa

Reissue of two African influenced bop albums from Monk's longtime bassist Malik. There are influences from two distinct African musical traditions: North African, with the exotic sounding oud and Central African highlife featuring blaring horns and lots of percussion. The song structure is Western with standard heads & solos, but the instrumentation gives this a unique sound. Great stuff!

1. Fast bop beat w/ wandering ethnic solos
2. Straight bop with a classical influence
*3. Quiet shuffle with bluesy oud
**4. Great fast world beat w/ oud
*5. Cello-led ballad
*6. Cacophonous highlife march
7. Joyful percussion-heavy bounce
**8. Funky groove
*9. Ethnic oud melody with driving hand drum beat
10. Straight med-tempo bop
*11. Highlife percussion w/ jazzy solos
*12. Driving Arabic wail

Track Listing
1. Nights On Saturn   7. Wakida Hena
2. The Hustlers   8. African Bossa Nova
3. Oud Blues   9. Nadusilma
4. La Ibkey   10. Out Of Nowheree
5. Don't Blame Me   11. Communication
6. Hannibal's Carnivals   12. Suffering