Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Ahmed Abdul-Malik was an American jazz double-bassist and oud player known for blending jazz with African and Middle Eastern musical influences. He recorded albums that fused modal jazz and traditional sounds.

Played double bass and oud; recorded albums in the late 1950s and 1960s. Notable recordings include Jazz Sahara, East meets West and The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik.

Reviews highlight Abdul-Malik's fusion of jazz with African and Middle Eastern sounds. His oud and strong bass anchor evocative tracks such as "The Hustlers", "Nights on Saturn" and "Oud Blues". The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik is praised as a dreamlike East–West crossing.

For:Listeners of jazz and world music interested in cross-cultural and modal jazz with Middle Eastern and African influences.