Yarona
Live album by
Abdullah Ibrahim
Released1995 (1995)
Recorded13–14 January 1995
VenueSweet Basil Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, New York City, US
GenreJazz, African pop, swing
Length56:11
LabelTiptoe / Enja 8888202

Yarona is a 1995 jazz album by South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and his group Ekaya, recorded live over two nights at Sweet Basil Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, New York City.[1] Yarona was released on the Enja label.

The album features a trio, including bass player Marcus McLaurine and drummer George Johnson. In Ibrahim's words (quoted in the liner notes, which were written by his son Tsakwe Ibrahim):[2] "As the basic creative format of contemporary urban music and its global expansion from the timeless African fountainhead, the trio concept of piano-bass-drums serves as one of the most viable and essential, indeed, accessible formulae for the pianist/composer."[3]

Giving the album a four-star rating, AllMusic notes that Ibrahim's ideas "range from bop, African pop, swing, and even hints of a Keith Jarrett influence. 'Mannenberg' and 'African Marketplace,' two Ibrahim classics, are given brief but interesting updates. The remainder of the tracks are all excellent and most exceed six minutes long, allowing for the non-hurried development of ideas by this remarkable trio. Highly recommended for both performance and originality.".[4]

Yarona is included on The Penguin Guide to Jazz Core Collection list of albums.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Abdullah Ibrahim

  1. "Nisa" - 7:29
  2. "Duke 88" - 6:55
  3. "Cherry/Mannenberg" - 3:40
  4. "African River" - 8:06
  5. "Tuang Guru" - 8:02
  6. "Stardance" - 6:36
  7. "African Marketplace" - 1:03
  8. "Tintinyana" - 8:28
  9. "Barakaat" - 5:52

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Tsakwe Ibrahim, Yarona CD liner notes.
  2. ↑ "Abdullah Ibrahim Trio* – Yarona", at Discogs.
  3. ↑ Abdullah Ibrahim, Cape Town, South Africa, 22 May 1995. Quoted on Yarona CD liner notes.
  4. ↑ Robert Taylor, "Abdullah Ibrahim - Yarona", Allmusic.
  5. ↑ The Penguin Guide to Jazz Core Collection List.
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