following up on the jack dejohnette show at old cabell hall, ‘pino’ had asked for more from old cabell hall, and i immediately thought of this show, a bit of a favorite of mine. i’ve never heard much by sun ra; that seriously needs to be remedied but in the meanwhile this period of ahmed abdullah suits me just fine.
so… here’s the first of two back-to-back shows by ahmed abddullah, first at old cabell hall at the university of virginia, and then (next post) at d.c. space just 110 miles up the road in washington. same line up, and a lot of overlap with the first set of this performance but not the second — perhaps the d.c.space show is only the first set.
www.ahmedian.com
www.carlosward.com
ahmed abdullah’s solomonic sextet featuring charles moffett
old cabell hall
charlottesville, virginia
14 september 1990
ahmed abdullah – trumpet, vocals
carlos ward – alto saxophone
billy bang – violin
masujaa – guitar
fred hopkins – bass
charles moffett – drums
disc one / set one (1:11:35):
1. intros – 1:20
2. mystery of two – 10:49
3. deja’s view (hello again) – 20:15
4. walk with god – 10:28
5. remarks – 1:45
6. liquid magic – 17:48
7. ? – 9:08
disc two / set two (1:09:18):
1. introduction to suite for planet earth – 1:25
suite for planet earth:
2. part one: song of the holy warrior – 13:05
3. part two: song of time – 6:33
4. part three: song of the force – 13:54
5. part four: african wind – 4:55
6. part five: song of love – 10:34
7. remarks – 0:54
8. amanpondo – 17:54
source:
open air venue recording
lineage:
sbd >dat >dat clone >.wav via s/pdif and m-audio audiophile 2496 digital soundcard >soundforge 6.0 >cd wave >flac frontend (level 6, sbe ok)
sample: d2 t02 suite for planet earth part one song of the holy warrior.mp3
download: AhmedAbdullah_1990-09-14_OldCabellHall_UVA.zip
cd covers are original using a modified photo by “Briles Takes Pictures” from wikimedia.
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Hi Pete, From the sample it sounds fantastic. Can you post the password please? Cheers, Thanx, MonkSphere
thanks so much .. what is pass code on this baby?
no password, for the link…fix please…
THX!…
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there’s always something, eh?
pete, BIG THX!…
Peter, Doesn’t bother me at all. In fact, adds to the charm – I know that this is not some robot or AI posting these juicy musical morcels, but a real live person!
Many thanks for honoring my Cabell Hall request . . . . and the D.C. set makes for a sweet surprise treat. Billy Bang certainly added another dimension to the horns.
I must say, whoever was doing the scheduling at UVA back then in the 90s sure had an ear and a head and a taste for quality improv.
Thanks again . . . . .
The band was actually called The Solomonic Sextet featuring Charles Moffett during that period not the Ahmed Abdullah Sextet. Is there any possibility that I can get a copy of this in some form that I can hear? Please let me know.
i’ve updated the title, thanks. (i still need to do that as well for the next posting, in d.c.space.)
i’ll contact you by email with a link where you can download the files in a different format.
pete
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