African River
| African River | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | June 1, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:07 | |||
| Label | Enja[1] | |||
| Producer | Abdullah Ibrahim | |||
| Abdullah Ibrahim chronology | ||||
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African River is a 1989 album by South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim..[2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
The AllMusic reviewer praised the album, commenting: "more important than the individual players are the colorful ensembles and the frequently memorable compositions".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "absolutely superb and a vivid extension of the kind of arrangements Ibrahim had attempted on African Space Program".[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "Toi-Toi" – 3:27
- "African River" – 9:44
- "Joan – Capetown Flower" – 5:46
- "Chisa" – 4:24
- "Sweet Samba" – 5:52
- "Duke 88" – 8:27
- "The Wedding" – 3:54
- "The Mountain Of The Night" – 3:33
Personnel[edit]
- Abdullah Ibrahim – piano, leader
- Horace A. Young – alto saxophone
- John Stubblefield – tenor saxophone
- Robin Eubanks – trombone
- Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone. tuba, trumpet
- Buster Williams – bass
- Brian Abrahams – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley; Charles Alexander (19 December 2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. ISBN 9780312278700 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sterling, Cheryl (18 March 2019). Transnational Trills in the Africana World. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781527531536 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Ekaya / Abdullah Ibrahim: African River". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Album Reviews : *** ABDULLAH IBRAHIM & EKAYA "African River" Enja : ** 1/2 VARIOUS ARTISTS "African Horns" Kaz Import : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic)". Los Angeles Times. 19 August 1990.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 558. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
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