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Cape Town Flowers is an enchanting effort from Abdullah Ibrahim, finding the pianist in a trio setting performing 11 original compositions. With the exception of the nine-minute title track and "Monk In Harlem," most of the album's songs clock in at under five minutes, many under four. Each of the pieces is understated, lovely, and nearly dreamlike. The length of the tracks may make Cape Town Flowers seem like a slight record, but the truth is, that very brevity and the way the songs form a sonic tapestry is exactly what makes the record a modest gem. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 15, 1996. Includes liner notes by Hans-Jurgen Schaal.
Personnel: Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); George Gray (drums).
Liner Note Authors: Hans-Jürgen Schaal; David Sinclair; Beate Schlanstein.
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (08/15/1996).
Photographer: Peter Sanders.
Personnel: Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); Marcus McLaurine (bass); George Gray (drums).
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Entertainment Weekly (5/23/97, p.65) - "...Working with a trio, Ibrahim extracts maximum power from understatement--even the extended pieces have the polished gleam of perfect miniatures." - Rating: A-
Down Beat (12/97, p.91) - 3 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "...[Ibrahim] passes the jazz language back through its roots to express a deeply African viewpoint....elemental and unadorned, but not simple..." Abdullah Ibrahim Cape Town Flowers Songs Cape Town Flowers Review
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