Monday, September 13, 2021

Abdullah Ibrahim - Solotude (November 26, 2021 Gearbox Records)


Each year on October 9th, Abdullah Ibrahim performs a solo piano concert at the Hirzinger Hall in South Germany in order to celebrate his birthday. Due to lockdown restrictions last year, this traditional birthday concert was replaced with the opportunity to record a solo piano performance. Hirzinger Hall, in Riedering, South East Germany, is famous for its incredible acoustics, and Ibrahim's solitary performance lends itself perfectly to the space, The recording crew was sparse, the audience non-existent, yet Ibrahim’s communion with the piano remains warm and timeless.

1. Mindiff
2. Trieste My Love
3. Nisa
4. Blue Bolero
5. In-Tempo
6. Dreamtime
7. Blue Bolero (First Reprise)
8. Peace
9. Blues For A Hip King
10. District 6
11. Tokai
12. District 6 (Reprise)
13. Pula
14. Sotho Blue
15. Blue Bolero (Second Reprise)
16. Did You Hear That Sound?
17. In The Evening
18. Once Upon A Midnight
19. The Wedding
20. Signal On The Hill

piano and composition by Abdullah Ibrahim