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Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (30 Jan 1927 - 02 Oct 1993)

Male Person - United States US jazz double bassist and oud player

Releases (7)

Official

Album

  1. Jazz Sahara 1958
  2. East Meets West 1960
  3. The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1961
  4. Sounds of Africa 1962
  5. The Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul‐Malik 1963

Album - Compilation

  1. Jazz Sounds of Africa 11 Mar 2003
  2. Four Classic Albums 22 May 2017

Relationships (1)

Tribute Artists

  1. أحمد [Ahmed]

Recordings by (36)

  1. Ya Annas (Oh, People) 11:15 (1958)
  2. Isma'a (Listen) 9:15 (1958)
  3. El Haris (Anxious) 11:33 (1958)
  4. Farah' Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us) 7:00 (1958)
  5. Takseem (Solo) 5:08 (1960)
  6. Searchin’ 4:02 (1960)
  7. Isma’a (Listen) 4:15 (1960)
  8. Rooh (The Soul) 3:37 (1960)
  9. Mahawara (The Fugue) 4:12 (1960)
  10. El Ghada (The Jungle) 3:06 (1960)
  11. El‐Lail (The Night) 4:17 (1960)
  12. La Ibky (Don’t Cry) 4:55 (1960)
  13. Nights on Saturn 7:32 (1961)
  14. The Hustlers 5:32 (1961)
  15. Oud Blues 4:07 (1961)
  16. La Ibkey 5:50 (1961)
  17. Don't Blame Me 7:25 (1961)
  18. Hannibal's Carnivals 4:38 (1961)
  19. Wakida Hena 3:51 (1962)
  20. African Bossa Nova 5:58 (1962)
  21. Nadusilma 3:56 (1962)
  22. Out of Nowhere 4:59 (1962)
  23. Communication ?:?? (1962)
  24. Suffering 5:12 (1962)
  25. Summertime 10:27 (1963)
  26. Ancient Scene 7:16 (1963)
  27. Magrebi 5:19 (1963)
  28. Sa‐Ra‐Ga’ Ya‐Hindi 9:49 (1963)
  29. Shoof Habebe 5:17 (1963)
  30. E-Lail (The Night) 4:18 (27 Aug 2011)
  31. La Ilbky (Don't Cry) 4:55 (27 Aug 2011)
  32. Searchin 4:02 (27 Aug 2011)
  33. Mahawara 4:13 (27 Aug 2011)
  34. La Ibkey (Don’t Cry) 5:52 (2013)
  35. Mahawara (The Eagle) 4:16 (22 May 2017)
  36. Song of Delilah 7:02 (29 Nov 2019)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Too Close for Comfort 6:51 Jutta Hipp (Feb 1957) double bass
  2. Down Home 6:41 Jutta Hipp (Feb 1957) double bass
  3. Violets for Your Furs 6:09 Jutta Hipp (Feb 1957) double bass
  4. Wee-Dot 7:27 Jutta Hipp (Feb 1957) double bass
  5. Just Blues 8:42 Jutta Hipp (Feb 1957) double bass
  6. Almost Like Being in Love 6:14 Jutta Hipp (Feb 1957) bass, double bass
  7. A Theme for Teddy 5:47 Randy Weston (1957) bass
  8. In a Little Spanish Town ?:?? Randy Weston (1957) bass
  9. Don't Blame Me 5:22 Randy Weston (1957) bass
  10. How High the Moon 4:52 Randy Weston (1957) bass
  11. J & K Blues ?:?? Randy Weston (1957) bass
  12. Run Joe 3:47 Randy Weston (1957) bass
  13. You Needn't ?:?? Randy Weston (1957) bass
  14. Let’s Cool One 9:15 Thelonious Monk Quartet (1958) bass, double bass
  15. Coming on the Hudson 5:24 Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin (1958) bass, double bass
  16. Blue Monk 8:31 Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin (1958) bass
  17. Blues Five Spot 8:15 Thelonious Monk Quartet (1958) bass, double bass
  18. Just a Gigolo 2:08 Thelonious Monk Quartet (1958) bass
  19. Rhythm-a-ning 9:26 Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin (1958) bass
  20. Epistrophy (theme) 1:06 Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin (1958) bass
  21. Light Blue 5:14 Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin (1958) bass
  22. Nutty 5:23 Thelonious Monk Quartet (1958) bass
  23. In Walked Bud 11:22 Thelonious Monk Quartet (1958) bass
  24. Evidence 8:48 Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin (1958) bass, double bass
  25. I Can't Get Started ?:?? Anthony Ortega (1959) double bass
  26. Cinderella's Curfey ?:?? Anthony Ortega (1959) double bass
  27. Four to Four ?:?? Anthony Ortega (1959) double bass
  28. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With you ?:?? Anthony Ortega (1959) double bass
  29. Patting ?:?? Anthony Ortega (1959) double bass
  30. Takseem (Solo) 5:08 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  31. Isma’a (Listen) 4:15 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  32. Searchin’ 4:02 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  33. Rooh (The Soul) 3:37 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  34. El Ghada (The Jungle) 3:06 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  35. La Ibky (Don’t Cry) 4:55 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  36. El‐Lail (The Night) 4:17 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  37. Mahawara (The Fugue) 4:12 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1960) oud
  38. Nights on Saturn 7:32 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1961) bass
  39. Oud Blues 4:07 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1961) bass
  40. Don't Blame Me 7:25 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1961) bass
  41. La Ibkey 5:50 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1961) bass
  42. The Hustlers 5:32 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1961) bass
  43. Hannibal's Carnivals 4:38 Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (1961) bass
  44. Summertime 10:23 Herbie Mann (1962) bass
  45. Someday 8:47 Ken McIntyre (1962) double bass
  46. Aiye Le 3:29 Solomon Ilori and His Afro-Drum Ensemble (1963) bass
  47. New York Is a Jungle Festival 9:44 Herbie Mann (1963) bass
  48. Tolani 7:48 Solomon Ilori and His Afro-Drum Ensemble (1963) bass
  49. Ise Oluwa 5:43 Solomon Ilori and His Afro-Drum Ensemble (1963) bass
  50. Bags' Groove 8:28 Herbie Mann (1963) bass

Credited as (7)

  1. Ahmed Abdul‐Malik
  2. Ahmed Abdul‐Malik & Chick Ganimian
  3. Ahmed Abdul‐Malik / Charles "Chick" Ganimian & His Orientals
  4. Ahmed Abdul‐Malik with Ray Nance and Seldon Powell
  5. Dawud Wharnsby Ali & Ahmed Abdul‐Malik
  6. Rashid A. Bhikha & Ahmed Abdul‐Malik
  7. Thelonious Monk & Johnny Griffin with Ahmed Abdul‐Malik and Roy Haynes

Works (31)

Arranged

  1. Ya Annas (Oh, People)
  2. Isma'a (Listen)
  3. El Haris (Anxious)
  4. Farah' Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us)

Composed

  1. Cinema Blues
  2. Nights on Saturn
  3. The Hustlers
  4. Oud Blues
  5. La Ibkey
  6. Hannibal's Carnivals
  7. Wakida Hena
  8. African Bossa Nova
  9. Nadusilma
  10. Communication
  11. Suffering
  12. Ya Annas (Oh, People)
  13. Isma'a (Listen)
  14. El Haris (Anxious)
  15. Farah' Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us)
  16. E-lail (The Night)
  17. La lbky (Don't Cry)
  18. Takseem (Solo)
  19. Searchin'
  20. Isma'a (Listen)
  21. Rooh (The Soul)
  22. Mahawara (The Fugue)
  23. El Ghada (The Jungle)
  24. Ancient Scene
  25. Magrebi
  26. Sa‐Ra‐Ga’ Ya‐Hindi
  27. Shoof Habebe

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80151158
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80151158
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13890558h
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134590031

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/260912

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000602006

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66650902

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q401088