The Song Is My Story

Jazz · 2014 · 18 tracks · 1h 36m

The Song Is My Story

Abdullah Ibrahim

Solo piano and saxophone recorded in a pristine Italian concert hall. A masterclass in silence, spiritual weight, and the liquid touch of a jazz legend.

October 24, 2014

A profound, prayer-like stillness that balances historical weight with melodic grace.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 1h 36m

01

Celestial Bird Dance

1:18

01

Abdullah Ibrahim - The Song Is My Story

56:17

02

Threshold

3:23

03

Open Door - Within

3:47

04

Unfettered - Muken

1:53

05

Spiral Mist

2:15

06

Just Arrived

3:30

07

Kalahari Pleiades

6:09

08

For Coltrane

0:57

09

Twelve by Twelve

1:39

10

Shadows Lean Against My Song

1:53

11

The Song Is My Story - URA

1:33

12

Marinska

2:16

13

African Dawn

0:39

14

Eclipse at Dawn

2:02

15

Phambili - Looking Ahead

1:41

16

For Coltrane

4:28

17

Children Dance

0:33

Moments Worth Listening For

the transition into a rolling Jarrett-like groove during the middle section of Kalahari Pleiades

the startling intimacy of the saxophone's breathy entry on the brief For Coltrane reprise

the way the final notes of African Dawn hang in the Fazioli hall's natural reverb

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