Abdullah Ibrahim & The NDR Big Band - Ekapa Lodumo (2001)

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Artist: Abdullah Ibrahim & The NDR Big Band
Title: Ekapa Lodumo
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Tiptoe [TIP-888 840 2]
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop, Afrobeat
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 71:14
Total Size: 469 MB(+3%) | 168 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Kramat (Ibrahim) - 7:43
02. Announcement - 0:15
03. Mindif (Ibrahim) - 12:04
04. Announcement - 0:10
05. Black and Brown Cherries (Ibrahim) - 9:35
06. Announcement - 0:15
07. Pule (Ibrahim) - 12:03
08. Announcement - 0:07
09. African Market (Ibrahim) - 16:41
10. Whoza Mtwana (Ibrahim) - 4:53
11. Announcement - 0:21
12. Duke 88 (Ibrahim) - 7:07

Abdullah Ibrahim & The NDR Big Band - Ekapa Lodumo (2001)

personnel :

Abdullah Ibrahim - piano
with
NDR Big Band
directed by Dieter Glawischnig
Lennart Axelsson - trumpet, flügelhorn
Ingolf Burkhardt - trumpet, flügelhorn
Claus Stötter - trumpet, flügelhorn
Reiner Winterschladen - trumpet, flügelhorn
Joe Gallardo - trombone
Michael Danner - trombone
Jürgen Neudert - trombone
Christophe Schweizer - trombone
Fiete Felsch - alto sax, flute
Peter Bolte - alto sax, soprano sax, flute
Frank Delle - tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
Lutz Büchner - tenor sax, clarinet
Edgar Herzog - bariton sax, bass clarinet
Stephan Diez - guitar
Lucas Lindholm - bass
Alex Riel - drums
José Cortijo - percussion

Abdullah Ibrahim revisits seven of his old compositions on this release, recorded live in Germany with the 17-piece NDR Big Band under the direction of Dieter Glawischnig. The new arrangements by Steve Gray and Fritz Pauer give Ibrahim's infectious melodies and rolling vamps added power. Even Ibrahim seems excited: between tunes he verbally invites the audience to "come with us" (e.g., "Now come with us to an African Market," "Now come with us, a beautiful African sunset, and soft rain, soft rain, Pule."). "African Market," "Kramat," and "Black and Brown Cherries" are nothing if not danceable, while "Mindif" and the relatively brief "Whoza Mtwana" introduce a more contemplative mood. The charts leave plenty of room for resourceful solos, chiefly by trombonist Joe Gallardo, saxophonist/flutist Fiete Felsch, trumpeters Claus Stötter and Ingold Burkhardt, and of course Ibrahim himself. Stötter takes a hair-raising flugelhorn chorus on the finale, a rousing "Duke 88"; he's followed ably by Lutz Büchner on clarinet and Frank Delle on tenor sax. In addition to their soloists, the big band also has a highly efficient rhythm section in guitarist Stephan Diez, bassist Lucas Lindholm, drummer Alex Riel, and percussionist José Cortijo. Ekapa Lodumo makes a nice companion piece to 1999's African Suite, which featured Ibrahim's trio in the company of strings (and boasted a contrasting arrangement of "Mindif").~ David R. Adler

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