| Ibrahim, Abdullah Aka Dollar Brand With Ekaya / Balance, The |
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| Album: | Balance, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ibrahim, Abdullah Aka Dollar Brand With Ekaya | Added: | Feb 2020 | |
| Label: | Still Hard Boppin' | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2022-03-06 | Pull Date: | 2022-05-08 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 1 | Apr 17 | Apr 10 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 13 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 28, 2022: | Music Casserole Tuang Guru | 4. | Apr 25, 2022: | Begonia Balm Tuang Guru | |
| 2. | May 14, 2022: | Dust and Bones Dreamtime | 5. | Apr 12, 2022: | Virtually Happy Song for Sathima | |
| 3. | Apr 30, 2022: | Music Casserole Tuang Guru | 6. | Apr 09, 2022: | Music Casserole Skippy |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2020-03-01 | ||
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Reviewed: 2020—02-29 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: At 84, pianist Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, continues to find new ways to stretch himself. This time out, he performs with a versatile elastic band with shifting instrumentation. If You Like: Ralph Towner, Keith Jarrett Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Dreamtime (4:06) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade ***2/ Nisa (6:37) – piano starts> slow temp jam builds to uptempo> fade *3/ Jabula (3:43) – drums start> fast tempo celebratory jam with horns> slow fade **4/ Tuang Guru (5:11) – bass starts> fast tempo jam with flute & saxes> pause> midtempo jam> fade 5/ Tonegawa (3:33) – slow meditative piano solo 6/ Song For Sathima (4:11) – piano starts> slow tempo jam with sax> fade *7/ ZB2 (2:04) – piano solo starts slow, builds to midtempo> quick stop **8/ Skippy (5:35) – full band starts> bouncy uptempo jam with flute> quick stop 9/ Devotion (2:58) – slow piano solo> quick stop *10/ The Balance (3:04) – piano starts> slow tempo jam with cello, flute, & harmonica> slow fade | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Dreamtime | 6. | Song for Sathima | |||
| 2. | Nisa | 7. | Z B 2 | |||
| 3. | Jabula | 8. | Skippy | |||
| 4. | Tuang Guru | 9. | Devotion | |||
| 5. | Tonegawa | 10. | The Balance |