Abdullah Ibrahim - A Celebration
ENJA  (2004)
Contemporary Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz, Post Bop

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CD    13 tracks  (68:56) 
Germany 
   01   Ntsikana's Bell             06:09
   02   Ishmael             06:19
   03   The Perfumed Garden Wet With Rain             04:02
   04   Imam             06:11
   05   Saud             05:58
   06   Earth Bird             03:06
   07   African Marketplace             08:22
   08   Ancient Cape             04:39
   09   The Mountain             03:23
   10   Siya Hamba Namhlanje             03:33
   11   Mannenberg Revisited             06:13
   12   Mindif             06:42
   13   Calypso Minor Remixed             04:19
Personal Details
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Cat. Number ENJ-9476 2
UPC (Barcode) 0 63757 94762 2
Packaging Jewel Case
Recording Date 1973-1997
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Notes
Credits

Abdullah Ibrahim Piano
John Betsch Drums
Roy Brooks Drums
Belden Bullock Bass
Charles Davis Saxophone
Johnny Dyani Bass, Vocals
Ricky Ford Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
George Gray Drums
Dick Griffin Trombone
Craig Handy Saxophone
Billy Higgins Drums
Abdullah Ibrahim Arranger, Bamboo Flute, Composer, Main Personnel, Piano, Sax (Soprano), Vocals
Johnny Classens Kumalo Vocals
Cecil McBee Bass, Bass Instrument
Don Mumford Drums
Essiet Okon Ossiet Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel
Benny Powell Trombone
Talib Qadr Saxophone
Ben Riley Drums
Carlos Ward Flute Saxophone
David E. Williams Bass

Written-By – Abdullah Ibrahim (tracks: 2 to 13)

This compilation was released on the occasion of Abdullah Ibrahim's 70th birthday, 50th anniversary as a recording artist, and the 35th anniversary as an artist on ENJA.

Photographs by Ciro Cappellari (cine+) from the movie "Abdullah Ibrahim - A struggle for love". Design by Brey Graphics.

Track 1 is from "Good News From Africa" (ENJA 2048), recorded 1973. Courtesy of ENJA records Horst Weber GmbH.
Track 2 is an edited version from "The More We Know" (ENJ-9400 2), recorded in 1976.
Track 3 and 4 are from "Africa - Tears And Laughter" (ENJ-3039 2), recorded 1979.
Track 5 is from "Echoes From Africa" (ENJ-3047 2), recorded 1979.
Track 6 and 7 are from "Mindif" (ENJ-5073 2), recorded in 1988.
Track 8 is from "Desert Flowers" (ENJ-7011 2), recorded in 1991.
Track 9 and 11 are from "Water From An Ancient Well" (TIP-888 812 2), recorded in 1985.
Track 10 is from "South Africa" (ENJ-5007 2), recorded in 1983.
Track 12 is from "African Suite" (TIP-888 832 2), recorded in 1997.
Track 13 is from "re:Brahim - Abdullah Ibrahim Remixed" (NIN-1903 2), remixed in 2004.

On the LP "Good News From Africa" (track 1), Ibrahim and Dyani appear as Dollar Brand Duo, but are not credited as such on this compilation.