Ibrahim, Abdullah Aka Dollar Brand With Ekaya / Balance, The
| Album: | Balance, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ibrahim, Abdullah Aka Dollar Brand With Ekaya | Added: | Feb 2020 | |
| Label: | Still Hard Boppin' | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2022-03-06 | Pull Date: | 2022-05-08 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 1 | Apr 17 | Apr 10 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 13 |
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| 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 |
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| 2. | May 14, 2022: | Dust and Bones
Dreamtime |
5. | Apr 12, 2022: | Virtually Happy
Song for Sathima |
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| 3. | Apr 30, 2022: | Music Casserole
Tuang Guru |
6. | Apr 09, 2022: | Music Casserole
Skippy |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-03-01
Reviewed 2020-03-01
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
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
| 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 |