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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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | March 12, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:41 | |||
| Label | Status ST 8303 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
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]
Track listing
edit- "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
edit- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Ray Nance – cornet, violin
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute
- Paul Neves – piano
- Hamza Aldeen – oud
- Walter Perkins – drums
References
edit- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 21, 2018
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Ahmed Abdul-Malik: Spellbound – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.