Abdullah Ibrahim

[Paul]

Now this mans been pushing out solid quality jazz for over forty years and seems to be another artist that when I mention him I usually get blank looks so out goes a CD on loan and suddenly after its returned three or four of his CD's appear in that persons collection - as a good starting point this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blues-Hip-King-Abdullah-Ibrahim/dp/B0000250MH/ref=sr_1_11/203-1971522-5231951?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1181600263&sr=8-11) is quite accessible although this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000008BBV/ref=dp_olp_2/203-1971522-5231951?ie=UTF8&qid=1181600398&sr=8-39) is my favourite but not easy to find :shock:at the right price and if you see a second hand copy cheap, er, buy it;)

Paul

[The Professor]

I got one of his on vinyl recently, but echoplex has borrowed it, but I'll defo be exploring more, right up my cup of tea, shame he's not as well know in the west as he should be, he was oing this crossover stuff way before anyone else, ahead of his time IMHO

[Paul]

The Professor wrote:
I got one of his on vinyl recently, but echoplex has borrowed it, but I'll defo be exploring more, right up my cup of tea, shame he's not as well know in the west as he should be, he was oing this crossover stuff way before anyone else, ahead of his time IMHO


Besides the link above to 'Blues for a Hip King' Amazon have other CD's for under £4.

Paul.

[The Professor]

Paul wrote:
The Professor wrote:
I got one of his on vinyl recently, but echoplex has borrowed it, but I'll defo be exploring more, right up my cup of tea, shame he's not as well know in the west as he should be, he was oing this crossover stuff way before anyone else, ahead of his time IMHO


Besides the link above to 'Blues for a Hip King' Amazon have other CD's for under £4.

Paul.
cheers for that Paul, was hoping to find him s/h on vinyl, but this may be a less xpensive journey at £4/disc :hphones:

[thrunobulaxx]

Heard some stuff by an Aziz ibrahim, very good too, any relationship to abdullah ?

[Paul]

thrunobulaxx wrote:
Heard some stuff by an Aziz ibrahim, very good too, any relationship to abdullah ?

He was born Adolph Johannes Brand (Dollar Brand Trio) and changed his name to Abdulah Ibrahim with his conversion to Islam IIRC.

Paul

[thrunobulaxx]

Apart from changing religon, i think i would change my name if i had been Adolph.

Cat Stevens did the same thing.

I have a track by the "Aziz" Ibraham i mentioned that came off my sons Guitar learning CD`s, kind of morrocan psycadelic guitar thing, its very good.

Ps.

Just googled him its Ibrahim not Ibraham, surprised to see he played in the stone roses and simply red:(

The track i heard was from an album was "Murassi" from"Lahore to longsite" and i will be checking out the Aziz band as what is on this album (rather the track i heard) sounds nothing like anything ian brown did or oasis, sorry for hicking your jazz thread Paul.

[puresound]

A couple of other excellent Dollar Brand albums are Africa tears & laughter and Children of Africa. Fine, strong & percussive piano playing.