Reflections (Abdullah Ibrahim album)

Reflections
Studio album by Abdullah Ibrahim
Recorded	March 1965
Genre	Jazz
Label	Black Lion

Reflections is a solo piano album recorded in 1965 by Abdullah Ibrahim (then known as Dollar Brand).

Recording and music

The album was recorded in March 1965.^[1] It was Abdullah Ibrahim's first solo piano album.^[2]

Release

Reflections was released by Black Lion Records.^[3] Ibrahim was still known as Dollar Brand, so it was under that name that the album was issued.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

AllMusic put the recording in historical context: "These largely introspective performances do not contain the joyful folk melodies of Ibrahim's later work but they offer a fascinating early look into the music of the important stylist."^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on the pianist's "drumming lyricism".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf/Fats Waller) – 3:45
2. "Resolution" (Dollar Brand) – 3:43
3. "Knight's Night" (Brand) – 5:38
4. "Mood Indigo (Barney Bigard/Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)/Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington/Bob Russell)/Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 8:34
5. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:47
6. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers) – 6:10
7. "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) – 5:58
8. "Pye R Squared" (Brand) – 2:52
9. "On the Banks of Allen Waters" (Brand) – 5:39
10. "Reflections" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:06
11. "Which Way?" (Brand) – 3:09

Personnel

• Abdullah Ibrahim – piano

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 0-14-015364-0.
2. Kelman, John (3 March 2014) "Abdullah Ibrahim: African Piano". AllAboutJazz.
3. Yanow, Scott "Dollar Brand – Reflections". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2017.