Also made available domestically at one time by the defunct Black Hawk label, this superior
Abdullah Ibrahim recording features the pianist/composer with a very strong septet. Such superior musicians as tenor saxophonist
Ricky Ford, altoist
Carlos Ward, baritonist
Charles Davis, and trombonist
Dick Griffin are heard at their most creative and emotional on these eight
Ibrahim originals. Many of the melodies (particularly "Mandela," "Song for Sathima," "Water From an Ancient Well," and the beautiful "The Wedding") are among
Ibrahim's finest compositions. ~ Scott Yanow