| Spellbound | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | March 12, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:41 | |||
| Label | Status ST 8303 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
| Ahmed Abdul-Malik chronology | ||||
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Spellbound is the sixth and final album by double bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Status label. [1]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Thom Jurek of Allmusic says, "Spellbound isn't as groundbreaking as some of Abdul-Malik's earlier work, but it doesn't need to be: by this point, he had successfully melded jazz with Middle Eastern sounds into a seamless -- if somewhat exotically textural -- whole. The band fires on all cylinders under his inspired direction, making this a fitting sendoff to him as a bandleader. Musically, he saved one of his best for last.". [2]
Spellbound may refer to:
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