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Spellbound (Ahmed Abdul-Malik album)
1964 studio album by Ahmed Abdul-Malik with Ray Nance and Seldon Powell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Reception
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]
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Track listing
- "Spellbound" (Miklós Rózsa) – 4:57
- "Never On Sunday" (Manos Hatzidakis) – 5:13
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 7:14
- "Song of Delilah" (Victor Young, Ray Evans) – 7:02
- "Cinema Blues" (Ahmed Abdul-Malik) – 8:15
Personnel
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Ray Nance – cornet, violin
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute
- Paul Neves – piano
- Hamza Aldeen – oud
- Walter Perkins – drums
References
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