Description
African Piano was a highly influential album, and it has lost none of its power as can be heard on this new 180g vinyl. Both versions are
released for the first time under the name Abdullah Ibrahim instead of the pianists original Dollar Brand sobriquet. Sometimes a musical message is so urgent that questions of recording quality are almost
beside the point. Informally recorded in 1969 in a noisy club Copenhagens famous Jazzhus Montmartre the flavour of this album is documentary rather than luxuriantly hifidelity, yet the essence of Abdullah Ibrahims communication comes through loud and clear. The listener is drawn into the robust rhythms of his solo piano style, as he reexamines the history of jazz from a South African perspective, with echoes of songs of the townships, and vamps that hint of Monk and Duke and much more.
Personnel: Abdullah Ibrahim (piano)
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