Water from an Ancient Well

Water from an Ancient Well
Studio album by Abdullah Ibrahim
Released	1986
Recorded	October 1985 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:27
Label	Tiptoe
Producer	Sathima Bea Benjamin
Abdullah Ibrahim chronology
Mannenberg–Is Where It's Happening Water from an Ancient Well (1986) South Africa (1986)

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Water from an Ancient Well is a jazz album by South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim that was first released in 1986.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ibrahim

1. "Mandela" - 4:58
2. "Song for Sathima" - 6:10
3. "Mannenberg (Revisited)" - 6:09
4. "Tuang Guru" - 5:24
5. "Water from an Ancient Well" - 11:55
6. "The Wedding" - 2:38
7. "The Mountain" - 3:19
8. "Sameeda" - 5:56

Personnel

• Abdullah Ibrahim – piano
• Carlos Ward – alto flute
• Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone
• Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
• David Williams – bass
• Ben Riley – drums
• Dick Griffin – trombone

References

External links

• Water from an Ancient Well (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)