The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik

The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik is the third album by double bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1961 and originally released on the New Jazz label.

Reception
Eugene Chadbourne of Allmusic says "This jazz musician of Sudanese descent [sic] shows up here and there on recording sessions from the '60s, including a stint as a member of Thelonious Monk's combo. He also played oud and took part in a variety of attempts to blend his roots music with jazz, out of which this is one of the most successful". (Abdul-Malik was actually of Caribbean descent.)

Track listing
All compositions by Ahmed Abdul-Malik except as indicated
 * 1) "Nights on Saturn" - 7:25
 * 2) "The Hustlers" - 5:25
 * 3) "Oud Blues" - 4:03
 * 4) "La Ikbey" - 5:44
 * 5) "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 7:14
 * 6) "Hannibal's Carnivals" - 4:35

Personnel

 * Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass, oud
 * Tommy Turrentine - trumpet
 * Bilal Abdurrahman - clarinet, percussion
 * Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
 * Calo Scott - cello
 * Andrew Cyrille - drums