Memories (Abdullah Ibrahim album)

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Memories
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RecordedDecember 1973
Genre Jazz
Label Philips

Memories is a solo piano album by Abdullah Ibrahim, recorded in 1973. It was reissued under the title ...Memories.

Contents

Recording and music

The album was recorded in December 1973. [1] It contains a tribute to Ibrahim's wife, Sathima Bea Benjamin. [2]

Release and reception

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Memories was released by Philips Records in Japan. [1] It was later issued on CD and LP by West Wind Records, under the title ...Memories. [2] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that "this solo piano set by Abdullah Ibrahim is spiritual, authoritative, melodic, wistful, nostalgic, and powerful, and grows in interest with each listen." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Township Sunday"
  2. "Our Son Tsakwe"
  3. "Love Song for Bea"
  4. "Memories"
  5. "Carnival"
  6. "Majestic Warriors"
  7. "Gafsa – Life Is for the Living, Death Is for Us All"

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Yanow, Scott "Dollar Brand – ...Memories". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN   0-14-015364-0.