The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik

The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik is the third album by double bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1961 and originally released on the New Jazz label.[1]

The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Studio album by
Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Released1961
RecordedMay 23, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:26
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8266
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Ahmed Abdul-Malik chronology
East Meets West
(1960)		 The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
(1961)		 Sounds of Africa
(1962)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Eugene Chadbourne of Allmusic says, "This jazz musician of Sudanese descent shows up here and there on recording sessions from the '60s, including a stint as a member of Thelonious Monk's combo. He also played oud and took part in a variety of attempts to blend his roots music with jazz, out of which this is one of the most successful".[2]

(Note: Abdul-Malik was actually of Caribbean descent.)[3]:92

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmed Abdul-Malik except as indicated

  1. "Nights on Saturn" - 7:25
  2. "The Hustlers" - 5:25
  3. "Oud Blues" - 4:03
  4. "La Ikbey" - 5:44
  5. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 7:14
  6. "Hannibal's Carnivals" - 4:35

Personnel

References
  1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 31, 2013
  2. Chadbourne, E. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2013
  3. Kelley, Robin D. G. (2012), Nathan I. Huggins Lectures: Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times. Harvard University Press.
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