Echoes from Africa is an album of duets by pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) and double bassist Johnny Dyani. It was recorded on September 7, 1979, at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was released later that year by Enja Records. The album features a traditional piece, a composition by Mackay Davashe, and two pieces by Ibrahim, one of which is dedicated to fellow pianist McCoy Tyner.[1][2][3]
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called the album a "rather emotional" set by "two masterful musicians," and wrote: "This moody music has an almost sacred credibility and is quite personal."[1]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full 4 stars, describing the music as "fascinating and often moving duos, which move between a dark, almost tragic pessimism to a shouting, joyous climax."[4]
Writing for Sandy Brown Jazz, Steve Day singled out "Zikr" for praise, stating that it "helped me realise it is possible to take strength from where you least expect to do so," and depicting it as a "passive siren song to the spirit of our common humanity, connected." He commented: "It is not just the voices of these two men, slowly singing with and to each other like old brothers, there is also that oh so stately piano and bowed double bass which come to the ears from an immeasurable depth. Like an aural meditation. It sounds as if Abdullah Ibrahim had finally found home again and there was Johnny Dyani wringing time and melody from the double bass to welcome him."[7]
A writer for The Sunday Standard called the album an "old beautiful gem," and remarked: "It seems to me that once an artist reaches Dollar's level, every creation they bring to life is a masterpiece."[8]
Track listingedit
"Namhanje (Today)" (Traditional) – 16:54
"Lakutshonilanga (When the Sun Sets)" (Mackay Davashe) – 3:32
"Saud (Dedicated to McCoy Tyner)" (Abdullah Ibrahim) – 5:54
"Zikr (Remembrance of Allah)" (Abdullah Ibrahim) – 5:25
^ abcYanow, Scott. "Abdullah Ibrahim: Echoes from Africa". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^"Abdullah Ibrahim / Johnny Dyani - Echoes from Africa". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^"Enja Records main series discography". JazzLists. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ abCook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 674.
^Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 342.
^Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 435.
^Brown, Sandy. "Jazz Remembered: Johnny Dyani". Sandy Brown Jazz. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^"Dollar Brand – Echoes From Africa". The Sunday Standard. April 17, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
January 01, 1970
echoes, from, africa, album, duets, pianist, abdullah, ibrahim, dollar, brand, double, bassist, johnny, dyani, recorded, september, 1979, tonstudio, bauer, ludwigsburg, germany, released, later, that, year, enja, records, album, features, traditional, piece, c. Echoes from Africa is an album of duets by pianist Abdullah Ibrahim Dollar Brand and double bassist Johnny Dyani It was recorded on September 7 1979 at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg Germany and was released later that year by Enja Records The album features a traditional piece a composition by Mackay Davashe and two pieces by Ibrahim one of which is dedicated to fellow pianist McCoy Tyner 1 2 3 Echoes from AfricaStudio album by Abdullah Ibrahim and Johnny DyaniReleased1979RecordedSeptember 7 1979StudioTonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg GermanyGenreJazzLength31 45LabelEnjaENJ 3047 2ProducerHorst Weber Matthias WinckelmannAbdullah Ibrahim chronologyAfrica Tears and Laughter 1979 Echoes from Africa 1979 Live at Montreux 1980 Johnny Dyani chronologySong for Biko 1979 Echoes from Africa 1979 African Bass 1980 Alternate cover Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 The Penguin Guide to Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Rolling Stone Jazz amp Blues Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 In a review for AllMusic Scott Yanow called the album a rather emotional set by two masterful musicians and wrote This moody music has an almost sacred credibility and is quite personal 1 The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full 4 stars describing the music as fascinating and often moving duos which move between a dark almost tragic pessimism to a shouting joyous climax 4 Writing for Sandy Brown Jazz Steve Day singled out Zikr for praise stating that it helped me realise it is possible to take strength from where you least expect to do so and depicting it as a passive siren song to the spirit of our common humanity connected He commented It is not just the voices of these two men slowly singing with and to each other like old brothers there is also that oh so stately piano and bowed double bass which come to the ears from an immeasurable depth Like an aural meditation It sounds as if Abdullah Ibrahim had finally found home again and there was Johnny Dyani wringing time and melody from the double bass to welcome him 7 A writer for The Sunday Standard called the album an old beautiful gem and remarked It seems to me that once an artist reaches Dollar s level every creation they bring to life is a masterpiece 8 Track listing edit Namhanje Today Traditional 16 54 Lakutshonilanga When the Sun Sets Mackay Davashe 3 32 Saud Dedicated to McCoy Tyner Abdullah Ibrahim 5 54 Zikr Remembrance of Allah Abdullah Ibrahim 5 25Personnel editAbdullah Ibrahim vocals piano Johnny Dyani vocals double bassReferences edit a b c Yanow Scott Abdullah Ibrahim Echoes from Africa AllMusic Retrieved June 1 2023 Abdullah Ibrahim Johnny Dyani Echoes from Africa Jazz Music Archives Retrieved June 1 2023 Enja Records main series discography JazzLists Retrieved June 1 2023 a b Cook Richard Morton Brian 2006 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin Books p 674 Swenson John ed 1999 The Rolling Stone Jazz amp Blues Album Guide Random House p 342 Larkin Colin ed 2004 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz Virgin Books p 435 Brown Sandy Jazz Remembered Johnny Dyani Sandy Brown Jazz Retrieved June 1 2023 Dollar Brand Echoes From Africa The Sunday Standard April 17 2022 Retrieved June 1 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Echoes from Africa amp oldid 1219143771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
