Jazz Sounds Of Africa
Reviews
Ben
Reviewed 2006-08-29
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
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
Recent airplay
Don't Blame Me, La Ibkey, Oud Blues
Music Casserole — Jan 22, 2022
Communication
Memory Select — Nov 03, 2006
Communication
Finneman's Market — Oct 19, 2006
La Ibkey
Memory Select — Oct 13, 2006
African Bossa Nova
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 06, 2006
African Bossa Nova
Finneman's Market — Oct 05, 2006
Charting
2006-09-03 — 2006-11-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Nights On Saturn | ||
| 2. | The Hustlers | ||
| 3. | Oud Blues | ||
| 4. | La Ibkey | ||
| 5. | Don't Blame Me | ||
| 6. | Hannibal's Carnivals | ||
| 7. | Wakida Hena | ||
| 8. | African Bossa Nova | ||
| 9. | Nadusilma | ||
| 10. | Out Of Nowheree | ||
| 11. | Communication | ||
| 12. | Suffering |