Dollar Brand/Africa Tears And Laughter(Enja, 1979)
South African Darah Brand has created a unique piece themed on the African climate for piano and soprano saxophone.
The hidhlight is "Ishmael," in which the two sopranos, Talib Qadir and Dollar Brand, spin a melancholy melody that could be called Arabic, and sing the Quran.
There is a world like this.
This is a unique album that starts with African music and ends with African style jazz.
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▶︎ Artists:
・Dollar Brand (p, ss, vo)
・Talib Qadir (as, ss, vo)
・Greg Brown (b)
・John Betsch (ds)