Riverside session · in the studio
October, 1958
Ahmed Abdul-Malik's Middle-Eastern Music With Johnny Griffin
In the room
Johnny Griffin – tenor sax- Naim Karacand – violin
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – oud, bass, composer, arranger
- Mike Hamway – darabeka
- Bilal Abdurrahman – duf
- Jack Ghanaim – kanoon
- Al Harewood – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Ya Annas (Oh, People) | RLP 12-287 |
| – | Isma'a (Listen) | RLP 12-287 |
| – | El Haris (Anxious) | RLP 12-287 |
| – | Farah 'Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us) | RLP 12-287 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 12-262 | Thelonious In Action | Thelonious Monk Quartet With Johnny Griffin | 1958 | Johnny Griffin, Ahmed Abdul-Malik |
 | RLP 12-279 | Misterioso | Thelonious Monk Quartet | 1958 | Johnny Griffin, Ahmed Abdul-Malik |
 | NJLP 8266 | The Music Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Ahmed Abdul-Malik Sextet | 1962 | Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Bilal Abdurrahman |
 | NJLP 8282 | Sounds Of Africa | Ahmed Abdul-Malik | 1963 | Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Bilal Abdurrahman |
 | NJLP 8292 | The Jazz Soul Of Cleopatra | John Coltrane/Ahmed Abdul-Malik/Dizzy Reece/Oudi Hrant/Yusef Lateef | 1963 | Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Bilal Abdurrahman |