DOLLAR BRAND (Abdullah Ibrahim) "Africa - Tears And Laughter" LP NMNM Inner City

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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

This unusual set is powerful but clearly for selected tastes. Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and saxophonist Talib Qadr, who doubles on soprano and alto, are mostly heard singing and chanting during Ibrahim's religious piece "Ishmael," a heartfelt but difficult-to-listen-to tribute to the pianist's Islamic faith. His other originals, which sometimes find Ibrahim playing soprano, are also quite spiritual, featuring a lot of emphasis on the melody statements and pure religious passion from the quartet, which also includes bassist Greg Brown and drummer John Betsch.

Dollar Brand ?– Africa - Tears And Laughter

Label:

Inner City Records ?– IC 3031

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

1980

Genre:

Jazz, Folk, World, & Country

Style:

African, Post Bop

Tracklist

A1 Tsakve 1:27

A2 The Perfumed Forest Wet With Rain 3:56

A3 Ishmael 13:46

B1 Did You Hear That Sound? 9:10

B2 Liberation Dance (When Tarzan Meets The African Freedom Fighter) 4:32

B3 Imam 6:06

B4 Tsakve 1:03

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik

Mastered At – Masterdisk

Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

Bass – Greg Brown (15)

Design [Album Design] – Suzanne Hill

Drums – John Betsch

Lacquer Cut By – BK*

Liner Notes – Fred Bouchard

Mastered By – Bob Ludwig

Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Sebastian Bastel

Producer – Horst Weber, Matthias Winckelmann

Recorded By – Gibbs Platen

Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Talib Qadr

Typography – Bill Shuyler

Vocals, Piano, Soprano Saxophone – Dollar Brand

Written-By – Abdullah Ibrahim

Notes

Recorded by Gibbs Platen

Location: Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart

Date: March 11, 1979

? 1980 INNER CITY

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.