Water from an Ancient Well

Water from an Ancient Well is a jazz album by South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim that was first released in 1986.

Water from an Ancient Well
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedOctober 1985
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length46:27
LabelTiptoe
ProducerSathima Bea Benjamin
Abdullah Ibrahim chronology
Mannenberg–Is Where It's Happening Water from an Ancient Well
(1986)
South Africa
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Ibrahim

  1. "Mandela" - 4:58
  2. "Song for Sathima" - 6:10
  3. "Mannenberg Revisited (Cape Town Fringe)" - 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. Review: Water from an Ancient Well. AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 743. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.

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