AHMED ABDUL-MALIK / Jazz Sahara (LP 180g)

AHMED ABDUL-MALIK の『Jazz Sahara』。1958年にオリジナル・リリースした、AHMED ABDUL-MALIK の初リーダー作『Jazz Sahara』が、180gの豪華ヴァイナル仕様で500枚限定アナログ再発。

Decades before the advent of 'World Music', bassist-composer Ahmed Abdul-Malik introduced Arabic music into jazz, creating a distinct, unique sound that was far beyond its time. Best known in jazz circles for his solid work with Randy Weston and Thelonious Monk, Abdul-Malik, who is of Sudanese descent, was also the first to use the oud, a pear-shaped, traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument similar to a lute, as a jazz instrument. Recorded in 1958, with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin (his bandmate in the Monk quartet), and originally out on the Riverside label, Abdul-Malik's debut solo album Jazz Sahara was a burning fusion of Middle East and West.

Tracklist
SIDE A:
1. Ya Annas (Oh People)
2. Isma 'A (Listen)

SIDE B:
1.El Haris (Anxious)
2. Farah 'Alayina (Joy Upon Us).