Abdullah Ibrahim

• 2 x CD in Vinyl Replica Gatefold Sleeve

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Taken from Abdullah Ibrahim’s summer 2023 sold-out headline date at London’s Barbican Centre, the new album “3” follows suit and is spread across two performances – the first is recorded without an audience ahead of the concert straight to analogue on a 1” Scully tape machine, which had previously been used by Elvis at the famous Memphis-based Sun Studios.

The second recording is taken from the evening’s performance itself with Ibrahim performing in a unique trio which includes Cleave Guyton (flute, piccolo, saxophone) who has performed alongside the likes of Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, and Joe Henderson, as well as lauded bassist and cellist Noah Jackson, both of which are members of EKAYA and featured on Ibrahim’s Top 3 Billboard Jazz album “The Balance”.

PERSONNEL:

• Abdullah Ibrahim - (Fazioli F278 concert grand piano)
• Cleave Guyton Jr. - (flute, piccolo)
• Noah Jackson - (double bass, cello)

Recorded at the Barbican Hall, July 15th 2023

TRACKS:

• CD ONE:
• VOLUME 1 - DIRECT TO TAPE

• 01. Barakat
• 02. Tsakwe
• 03. Krotoa - Crystal Clear
• 04. Maraba
• 05. Ishmael
• 06. Mindif
• VOLUME 2 - LIVE AT THE BARBICAN PT.1
• 07. In a Sentimental Mood
• 08. Giant Steps
• 09. Reprise 1
• 10. Water from an Ancient Well

• CD TWO
• VOLUME 2 - LIVE AT THE BARBICAN PT.2

• 01. Nisa
• 02. The Wedding
• 03. Tuang Guru
• 04. Reprise 2
• 05. Dreamtime
• 06. Skippy
• 07. Blue Bolero
• 08. Mindif
• 09. Trance-mission
• “the sound of centuries old maritime cargo…”