Kabsha

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Kabsha
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Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedSeptember 12, 1980
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs NJ
Genre Crossover jazz, post-bop
Length49:11
Label Theresa TR 110
Producer Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad chronology
Make It Count
(1980)
Kabsha
(1980)
My Turn
(1982)

Kabsha is an album led by drummer Idris Muhammad recorded in 1980 and released on the Theresa label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "Muhammad, who had often been heard in funky or more commercial settings, really excels in this sparse setting, showing off what he learned from hearing bands in his native New Orleans". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Idris Muhammed except where noted

  1. "Kabsha" - 8:45
  2. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) - 5:13
  3. "Little Feet" (Ray Drummond) - 4:49
  4. "GCCG Blues" (George Coleman) - 6:13
  5. "Soulful Drums" (Jack McDuff, Joseph Thomas) - 4:41
  6. "St. M" (Bill Fischer) - 6:14
  7. "Kabsha" [Alternate Take] (Muhammad) - 8:00 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "GCCG Blues" [Alternate Take] (Coleman) - 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. George Coleman discography accessed February 4, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Kabsha – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 4, 2015.