Reflections (Abdullah Ibrahim album)
# Reflections (Abdullah Ibrahim album)

Reflections is a solo piano album recorded in 1965 by Abdullah Ibrahim (then known as Dollar Brand).

## Recording and music

The album was recorded in March 1965. It was Abdullah Ibrahim's first solo piano album.

## Release

Reflections was released by Black Lion Records. Ibrahim was still known as Dollar Brand, so it was under that name that the album was issued.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |

AllMusic put the recording in historical context: "These largely introspective performances do not contain the joyful folk melodies of Ibrahim's later work but they offer a fascinating early look into the music of the important stylist." The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on the pianist's "drumming lyricism".

## Track listing

* "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf/Fats Waller) – 3:45
* "Resolution" (Dollar Brand) – 3:43
* "Knight's Night" (Brand) – 5:38
* "Mood Indigo (Barney Bigard/Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)/Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington/Bob Russell)/Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 8:34
* "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:47
* "You Are Too Beautiful" (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers) – 6:10
* "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) – 5:58
* "Pye R Squared" (Brand) – 2:52
* "On the Banks of Allen Waters" (Brand) – 5:39
* "Reflections" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:06
* "Which Way?" (Brand) – 3:09

## Personnel

* Abdullah Ibrahim – piano
