The Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul-Malik

by Ahmed Abdul-Malik

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 June 1963
  • Label: Prestige Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:10

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This album is a key work in early world fusion, where bassist and oudist Ahmed Abdul-Malik masterfully blended hard bop with musical traditions from the Middle East and North Africa. The sessions feature a unique instrumentation, including oud and kanoon alongside jazz mainstays, creating a pioneering soundscape. It stands as a significant precursor to the wider exploration of global sounds within jazz, showcasing a seamless integration of different cultural vocabularies.

Genres

Descriptors: Rhythmic, modal, Fusion, Acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Summertime (10:27)
  2. Ancient Scene (7:16)
  3. Magrebi (5:19)
  4. Sa-Ra-Ga' Ya-Hindi (9:49)
  5. Shoof Habebe (5:17)

Credits

  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik - primary artist, bass, oud, written-by
  • Bilal Abdurahman - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute [korean reed flute], percussion
  • William Allen - bass, percussion
  • Ozzie Cadena - supervised by
  • Dubose Heyward - written-by
  • Ira Gershwin - written-by

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