Water From an Ancient Well
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Water from an Ancient Well is a jazz album by South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim , born Adolph Johannes Brand, 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa, and formerly known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer...

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Track listing

All tracks written by Ibrahim
  1. "Mandela" - 4:58
  2. "Song for Sathima" - 6:10
  3. "Mannenberg (Revisited)" - 6:09
  4. "Tuang Guru" - 5:24
  5. "Water from an Ancient Well" - 11:55
  6. "The Wedding" - 2:38
  7. "The Mountain" - 3:19
  8. "Sameeda" - 5:56

Personnel

  • Abdullah Ibrahim
    Abdullah Ibrahim
    Abdullah Ibrahim , born Adolph Johannes Brand, 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa, and formerly known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer...

     – Piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

  • Carlos Ward
    Carlos Ward
    Carlos Ward is a jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. He is best known as a sideman.His first instrument was the clarinet at age 13 when he lived in Seattle, Washington...

     – alto flute
    Flute
    The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

  • Ricky Ford
    Ricky Ford
    Ricky Ford is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Ford was born in Boston and studied at the New England Conservatory. In 1974 he recorded with Gunther Schuller and then played in the Duke Ellington Orchestra under Mercer Ellington from 1974 to 1976...

     – Tenor saxophone
    Tenor saxophone
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  • Charles Davis
    Charles Davis (saxophonist)
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     – Baritone Saxophone
    Baritone saxophone
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  • David Williams – Bass
    Double bass
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  • Ben Riley
    Ben Riley
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     – Drums
    Drum kit
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  • Dick Griffin
    Dick Griffin
    Dick Griffin is an American trombonist known for his work in free jazz, especially with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Charles Mingus...

     – Trombone
    Trombone
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