Prestige session · in the studio
May 23, 1961
Ahmed Abdul-Malik Sextet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- This day's music is on 3 records: The Music Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik, The Jazz Soul Of Cleopatra, Sounds Of Africa
In the room
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass, oud
- Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
- Eric Dixon – tenor sax
- Bilal Abdurrahman – clarinet, percussion
- Calo Scott – cello
Andrew Cyrille – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 3044 | La Ibkey | NJLP 8266, NJLP 8292 |
| 3045 | The Hustlers | NJLP 8266 |
| 3046 | Hannibal's Carnivals | NJLP 8266 |
| 3047 | Out Of Nowhere | NJLP 8282 |
| 3048 | Nights On Saturn | NJLP 8266 |
| 3049 | Don't Blame Me | NJLP 8266 |
| 3050 | Oud Blues | NJLP 8266 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
NJLP 8266 · 1962The Music Of Ahmed Abdul-MalikAhmed Abdul-Malik Sextet
NJLP 8292 · 1963The Jazz Soul Of CleopatraJohn Coltrane/Ahmed Abdul-Malik/Dizzy Reece/Oudi Hrant/Yusef Lateef
NJLP 8282 · 1963Sounds Of AfricaAhmed Abdul-MalikTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 12-287 | Jazz Sahara | Ahmed Abdul-Malik's Middle-Eastern Music With Johnny Griffin | 1959 | Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Bilal Abdurrahman |
 | NJLP 8275 | Relativity | Walt Dickerson | 1962 | Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Andrew Cyrille |