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Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Brooklyn, United States
Ahmed Abdul-Malik is credited on 535 releases across 84 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
535
Pressings credited
84
Albums
8
Decades active
135
In collections
Biography
Ahmed Abdul-Malik (born Jonathan Tim Jr.; January 30, 1927 – October 2, 1993) was an American jazz double bassist and oud player. Abdul-Malik is remembered for integrating Middle Eastern and North African music styles in his jazz music. He was a bass player for Art Blakey, Earl Hines, Randy Weston, and Thelonious Monk, among others. Abdul-Malik recorded six albums as a leader between 1958 and 1964 before moving into jazz education.
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Credited work
535 releases · 84 albums · active 1956–2025
- Performance · 699
- Other credits · 69
Studios: Five Spot Café · Village Gate · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Village Vanguard
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
"Live" At The Village Vanguard
1962
Herbie Mann At The Village Gate
1962
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
1958
Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims
1957
Misterioso
1958
Odetta And The Blues
1962
The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings
1997
The Eastern Moods Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
1963
The Altar
2016
At Carnegie Hall
2005
The Best Of Herbie Mann
1970
The Other Village Vanguard Tapes
1977
Herbie Mann Returns To The Village Gate
1963
Thelonious In Action
1958
Modern Art
1958
Jazz After Hours
1995
Live At The Five Spot Discovery!
1993
From The Original Master Tapes
1988
Blues Five Spot
1984
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk
1983
The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album
1982
Tanjah
1973
Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs
1963
The African Beat
1962
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