Ahmed Abdul-Malik • The Music Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik

 

Biography
by Chris Kelsey
Ahmed Abdul-Malik was one of the first musicians to integrate non-Western musical elements into jazz. In addition to being a hard bop bassist of some distinction, he also played the oud, a double-stringed, unfretted Middle Eastern lute, played with a plectrum. Abdul-Malik recorded on the instrument in the '50s with Johnny Griffin and in 1961 with John Coltrane, contributing to one of the several albums that resulted from the latter's Live at the Village Vanguard sessions.

The artist also recorded several dates under his own name for RCA and Prestige, that were not only refreshingly new in their meld of Middle Eastern sounds with jazz, they were critically lauded as well. These recordings include: Jazz Sahara (1958), East Meets West (1959), The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1961), Sounds of Africa (1962), Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul Malik (1963) and Spellbound (1964).

Abdul-Malik was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. In his twenties and thirties, he worked as a bassist with Art Blakey, Randy Weston, and Thelonious Monk, among others. He played the oud on a tour of South America under the aegis of the U.S. State Department, and performed at one of the first major African jazz festivals in Morocco in 1972. Beginning in 1970, he taught at New York University and later, Brooklyn College. In 1984, he received BMI's Pioneer in Jazz Award in recognition of his work in melding ancient and modern music. In 1993, just after his death, and continuing into the 21st century, Abdul-Malik's recordings, mostly forgotten by all but ardent jazz fans, began to be reissued with regularity until his entire catalog was back in print in numerous formats by 2013.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ahmed-abdul-malik-mn0000602006/biography

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Biografía
por Chris Kelsey
Ahmed Abdul-Malik fue uno de los primeros músicos en integrar elementos musicales no occidentales en el jazz. Además de ser un destacado bajista de hard bop, también tocaba el oud, un laúd de Oriente Medio de dos cuerdas sin trastes que se toca con una púa. Abdul-Malik grabó con este instrumento en los años 50 con Johnny Griffin y en 1961 con John Coltrane, contribuyendo a uno de los varios álbumes que resultaron de las sesiones Live at the Village Vanguard de este último.

El artista también grabó varias fechas bajo su propio nombre para RCA y Prestige, que no sólo fueron refrescantemente nuevas en su fusión de sonidos de Oriente Medio con el jazz, sino que también fueron alabadas por la crítica. Estas grabaciones incluyen: Jazz Sahara (1958), East Meets West (1959), The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1961), Sounds of Africa (1962), Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul Malik (1963) y Spellbound (1964).

Abdul-Malik nació y creció en Brooklyn, Nueva York. En sus veinte y treinta años, trabajó como bajista con Art Blakey, Randy Weston y Thelonious Monk, entre otros. Tocó el laúd en una gira por Sudamérica bajo los auspicios del Departamento de Estado estadounidense y actuó en uno de los primeros grandes festivales de jazz africano, celebrado en Marruecos en 1972. A partir de 1970, enseñó en la Universidad de Nueva York y, más tarde, en el Brooklyn College. En 1984, recibió el premio Pioneer in Jazz de BMI en reconocimiento a su labor en la fusión de música antigua y moderna. En 1993, justo después de su muerte, y continuando en el siglo XXI, las grabaciones de Abdul-Malik, en su mayoría olvidadas por todos excepto por los fervientes aficionados al jazz, comenzaron a reeditarse con regularidad hasta que todo su catálogo volvió a imprimirse en numerosos formatos en 2013.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ahmed-abdul-malik-mn0000602006/biography

Tracks:
1 - Nights On Saturn
2 - The Hustlers
3 - Oud Blues
4 - La Ibkey
5 - Don't Blame Me
6 - Hannibal's Carnivals


Credits:
    Bass, Oud – Ahmed Abdul-Malik
    Cello – Calo Scott
    Clarinet, Percussion – Bilal Abdurrahman
    Design, Photography By – Don Schlitten
    Drums – Andrew Cyrille
    Liner Notes – Joe Goldberg
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Supervised By – Esmond Edwards
    Tenor Saxophone – Eric Dixon
    Trumpet – Tommy Turrentine

Note:
Recorded May 23, 1961

Label:    New Jazz – NJ-8266
Released:    1961
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Fusion, Space-Age
https://www.discogs.com/release/441715-Ahmed-Abdul-Malik-The-Music-Of-Ahmed-Abdul-Malik

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