Reflections (Abdullah Ibrahim album)


Reflections is a solo piano album recorded in 1965 by Abdullah Ibrahim.

Recording and music

The album was recorded in March 1965. It was Abdullah Ibrahim's first solo piano album.

Release

Reflections was released by Black Lion Records. Ibrahim was still known as Dollar Brand, so it was under that name that the album was issued.

Reception

put the recording in historical context: "These largely introspective performances do not contain the joyful folk melodies of Ibrahim's later work but they offer a fascinating early look into the music of the important stylist." The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on the pianist's "drumming lyricism".

Track listing

  1. "Honeysuckle Rose" – 3:45
  2. "Resolution" – 3:43
  3. "Knight's Night" – 5:38
  4. "Mood Indigo /Don't Get Around Much Anymore /Take the 'A' Train" – 8:34
  5. "Monk's Mood" – 4:47
  6. "You Are Too Beautiful" – 6:10
  7. "Little Niles" – 5:58
  8. "Pye R Squared" – 2:52
  9. "On the Banks of Allen Waters" – 5:39
  10. "Reflections" – 4:06
  11. "Which Way?" – 3:09

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