| African River | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | June 1, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:07 | |||
| Label | Enja [1] | |||
| Producer | Abdullah Ibrahim | |||
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African River is a 1989 album by South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim.. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
Abdullah Ibrahim is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and Ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. Ibrahim is considered the leading figure in the subgenre of Cape jazz. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. He is known especially for "Mannenberg", a jazz piece that became a notable anti-apartheid anthem.
The Jazz Epistles were South Africa's first important bebop band. Inspired by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, its members included Dollar Brand on piano, Kippie Moeketsi on alto saxophone, Jonas Gwangwa on trombone, Hugh Masekela on trumpet, Johnny Gertze on bass, and Early Mabuza or Makaya Ntshoko on drums. The group became famous after performing in the jam sessions called Jazz at the Odin in the Odin Theater in Sophiatown.
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Fontainebleau is a 1956 album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron. The composition "Flossie Lou" is a contrafact of "Jeepers Creepers".
Stan Getz at The Shrine is a live jazz album by American saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in 1954. It was originally released in 1955 on Norgran Records as a 2 LP set, then reissued on CD by Verve as MGV 8188-2. This was the first concert recording for Stan Getz.
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