Abdullah Ibrahim – Jabula
https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-jabula/
Jabula is a track by South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim (AKA Dollar Brand) who released in 2019 his first album in five years: The Balance.
Entitled ‘The Balance’, this project featured his long-time septet Ekaya, a line-up that he’s been recording with since 1983. In this case, the album was recorded over the course […]
That presentation of Jabula is clearly linked in my memory to the ? 1976 version (Edit: Remembering 1968 Jabulani) only by the rhythm and sequence of the central chord progression.
Everything else, the centrality of the percussion, the expanse of "white space", the frugality of trumpet, and piano only sprinkled late is new. And demands I go listen to that recording from half a century ago.
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@skua Trying to find that "older" version, but can't, although I checked all albums from 1974 to 1976 (as Dollar Brand then).
Is it Jabulani, you're referencing?
From African Space Program in 1974 or this version in 1977...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWWoe_gPcHM
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It could be Jabulani.
I'll check now - pretty sure the one I'm after is on MusicBrainz..
Editing ...
You are right.
It is Jabulani. And John Tchicai not Don Cherry (Correcting him above.) And even older than I thought - 1968.
https:// inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2010/03/abdullah-ibrahim-featuringdcherry.html?m=1
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