(Post-Bop, African Jazz, World Fusion) Abdullah Ibrahim - Cape Town Songs: The Very Best of Abdullah Ibrahim (1979-1997) - 2000, APE (image+.cue), lossless

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Abdullah Ibrahim / Cape Town Songs: The very Best of
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PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
TITLE "Cape Town Songs: The Very Best of Abdullah Ibrahim"
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  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Imam"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Zikr"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 06:07:71
    INDEX 01 06:09:46
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "For Monk"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 11:35:66
    INDEX 01 11:37:41
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Zimbabwe"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 16:15:48
    INDEX 01 16:17:23
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Mandela"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 20:34:04
    INDEX 01 20:35:54
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Mountain"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 25:32:73
    INDEX 01 25:34:48
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Pule (Rain)"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 28:53:45
    INDEX 01 28:55:21
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Chisa"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 33:46:72
    INDEX 01 33:48:47
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Toi-Toi"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 38:12:28
    INDEX 01 38:14:03
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Calypso Minor"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 41:39:73
    INDEX 01 41:41:48
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "Tsidi"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 46:37:45
    INDEX 01 46:39:20
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Cape Town"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 49:52:43
    INDEX 01 49:54:17
  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    TITLE "African Marketplace"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 56:21:12
    INDEX 01 56:22:62
  TRACK 14 AUDIO
    TITLE "Mountain of the Night"
    PERFORMER "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    INDEX 00 61:43:68
    INDEX 01 61:45:43

This retrospective of Abdullah Ibrahim's life in music is not only a great introdcution to the music of a giant of jazz but a fantastic album in itself. Drawing on recordings from 1979 to 1997, it covers a period of exile in Ibrahim's life - residing in America to escape the apartheid regime in his native South Africa - and his eventual return home.
Ibrahim occupies an unusual position at the more compostitional end of the Jazz scale, insofar that he writes his music not for the music's sake but to depict scenes, places and people. In my view, he is a modern day Sibelius, Smetena or Dvorak - his minuature "tone poems" are clearly heartfelt evocations of his beloved homeland. Typical of this is quietly reflective "The Mountain" - an orchestral arrangement (From "African Suite") closes the album in the most beguilingly beautiful way possible.
Ibrahim's influences are clearly on show too. The self-explanatory (Both in a titular and musical sense) "For Monk" gives him a chance to show off his considerable pianistic talent, whilst tracks such as Pule and Chisa owe a debt, I think, to his mentor Duke Ellington. Whilst not on the Big Band scale of Ellington's compositions (Or Ibrahim's big band album "Ekapa Lodumo"), in these tracks Ibrahim's piano merely provides a musical home for his band members to launch their improvisatory sorties from.
This compilation comes highly recommended, showcasing every facet of a great musician: exceptional pianist; composer of inspirational and evocative music, deeply rooted in the rythyms and textures of South Africa; a great band leader. Above all though, you can hear the passion for his homeland - Listen to the beautiful final track and if you don't become completely enraptured, then there's something wrong with you.