Spellbound (Ahmed Abdul-Malik album)

Spellbound is the sixth and final album by double bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Status label.[1]

Spellbound
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedMarch 12, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length32:41
LabelStatus
ST 8303
ProducerDon Schlitten
Ahmed Abdul-Malik chronology
The Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
(1963)
Spellbound
(1964)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [2]

Thom Jurek of Allmusic says, "Spellbound isn't as groundbreaking as some of Abdul-Malik's earlier work, but it doesn't need to be: by this point, he had successfully melded jazz with Middle Eastern sounds into a seamless -- if somewhat exotically textural -- whole. The band fires on all cylinders under his inspired direction, making this a fitting sendoff to him as a bandleader. Musically, he saved one of his best for last.".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Spellbound" (Miklós Rózsa) – 4:57
  2. "Never On Sunday" (Manos Hatzidakis) – 5:13
  3. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 7:14
  4. "Song of Delilah" (Victor Young, Ray Evans) – 7:02
  5. "Cinema Blues" (Ahmed Abdul-Malik) – 8:15

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 21, 2018
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Ahmed Abdul-Malik: Spellbound – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.