Dollar Brand

Aliases: Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand
Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya
Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim
The Dollar Brand Trio
Dollar Brand Trio
Real name: Adolph Johannes Brand
Born: October 9, 1934
Country: South Africa
IPI: 00033943583 1 work
00126431008 9 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Pianist and composer
Family: Sathima Bea Benjamin Spouse (Married in 1965, separated in 1990, divorced in 2011)
Related: Carlos Ward Collaborator
Gilbert Matthews Drums on many recordings and tours

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	African Marketplace	Dollar Brand	1980	(11 artists) Sampled by La Boom
i	Barefoot Boy from Queens Town	Archie Shepp, Dollar Brand	1978	Sz-Sz
i	Blues for a Hip King	Dollar Brand	1976	Ernest Ranglin & Avila
i	Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro	Dollar Brand	1970	(5 artists)
i	Kofifi Blue	Abdullah Ibrahim	May 20, 1997	Avishai E. Cohen - Yonathan Avishai
i	Mindif	Abdullah Ibrahim	1988	Umberto Echo
i	Our Loving Family	Abdullah Ibrahim	1986	Unverified
i	Single Petal of a Rose REL	Dollar Brand	1974	(54 artists) Originally by Duke Ellington REC
i	The Mountain of the Night	Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	1989	(2 artists)
i	Tuang Guru	Abdullah Ibrahim	1986	(2 artists)
i	Water from an Ancient Well	Abdullah Ibrahim	1986	(4 artists)

Covers by Dollar Brand

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing	Dollar Brand	1983	Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
i	Ask Me Now	Abdullah Ibrahim	1994	Thelonious Monk Quintet
i	Blue Monk	Dollar Brand	1976	Thelonious Monk Trio
i	Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro	Dollar Brand - Don Cherry [1] - Carlos Ward	1974	Dollar Brand
i	Brilliant Corners	The Dollar Brand Trio	1964	Thelonious Monk
i	Chelsea Bridge	Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim	1982	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i	Chelsea Bridge - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing - In a Sentimental Mood - Sotmo Blue - Thaba Bosiu	Dollar Brand, Carlos Ward	1984	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL, Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra REL
i	Come Sunday	Dollar Brand	1974	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i	Doggin' Around	Buddy Tate, Dollar Brand	1977	Unverified
i	Don't Blame Me	Dollar Brand	1983	Walter Woolf King PRF, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Lombardo REC,REL
i	Easy Living	Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand	1981	Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i	Fortunato	Archie Shepp, Dollar Brand	1978	Marion Brown
i	Guilty	Dollar Brand	1983	Ruth Etting
i	Impressions on a Caravan	Dollar Brand	1978	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i	In a Sentimental Mood	Dollar Brand	1978	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	In a Sentimental Mood	Abdullah Ibrahim	2002	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	In a Sentimental Mood	Buddy Tate, Dollar Brand	1977	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	It Never Entered My Mind	Dollar Brand	1983	Shirley Ross
i	Just You, Just Me	The Dollar Brand Trio	1962	Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) REC, Lawrence Gray BRD
i	Just You, Just Me	Buddy Tate, Dollar Brand	1977	Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) REC, Lawrence Gray BRD
i	Kentucky	Dollar Brand	1977	(unknown)
i	Left Alone	Archie Shepp, Dollar Brand	1978	Mal Waldron
i	Light Blue	Dollar Brand Trio	1965	Thelonious Monk Quintet with Johnny Griffin
i	Little Niles	Dollar Brand	1973	Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne
	Lover Man	Dollar Brand Trio	1991	Billie Holiday
i	Misterioso	The Dollar Brand Trio	1962	The Thelonious Monk Quartet
i	Mood Indigo - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Take the "A" Train	Dollar Brand	1973	The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington], Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Moten Swing	Abdullah Ibrahim	2002	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
i	Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen	Dollar Brand	1977	Tuskegee Institute Singers
i	Off Minor	Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand	1981	Bud Powell Trio REC, Thelonious Monk REL
i	Poor Butterfly	Buddy Tate, Dollar Brand	1977	Elizabeth Spencer
i	Rose Got It Bad in Harlem [A Single Petal of a Rose / I Got It Bad / Drop Me off in Harlem]	Dollar Brand	1978	Duke Ellington REC, Dollar Brand REL, Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	'Round Midnight	Dollar Brand Trio	1965	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Shosholoza	Abdullah Ibrahim	1998	(unknown)
i	Shrimp Boats	Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim	1982	Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra and The Norman Luboff Choir
i	Skippy	Abdullah Ibrahim	June 28, 2019	The Thelonious Monk Sextet
i	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Dollar Brand	1979	Tamara PRF, Gertrude Niesen with orchestral acc dir. by Ray Sinatra REC
	Solitude	Dollar Brand	1978	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Solitude	Abdullah Ibrahim	2002	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	The Dream	Dollar Brand	1976	The Pied Pipers - With Paul Weston and His Orchestra
	The Man I Love	Dollar Brand Trio	1991	Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
i	The Touch of Your Lips	Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand	1978	Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis
i	The Wedding Suite (The Wedding - Lovers - I Surrender Dear - One Day When We Were Young)	Dollar Brand	1978	(unknown), Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bing Crosby, (unknown)
i	Well You Need'nt	Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand	1981	The Thelonious Monk Trio
i	What Is This Thing Called Love?	Dollar Brand Trio	1991	Elsie Carlisle

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	African Marketplace	Dollar Brand	1980	Covered by (11 artists) Sampled by La Boom

Songs written by Dollar Brand

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
African Marketplace	Dollar Brand	Dollar Brand	1980	Covered by (11 artists)
Blues for a Hip King	Dollar Brand	Dollar Brand	1976	Covered by Ernest Ranglin & Avila
Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro	Dollar Brand	Dollar Brand	1970	Covered by (5 artists)
Kofifi Blue	Dollar Brand	Abdullah Ibrahim	May 20, 1997	Covered by Avishai E. Cohen - Yonathan Avishai
Mindif	Dollar Brand	Abdullah Ibrahim	1988	Covered by Umberto Echo
Our Loving Family	Dollar Brand	Abdullah Ibrahim	1986	Unverified
The Mountain of the Night	Dollar Brand	Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	1989	Covered by (2 artists)
The Wedding	Dollar Brand			Covered by (6 artists)
Tuang Guru	Dollar Brand	Abdullah Ibrahim	October 1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Water from an Ancient Well	Dollar Brand	Abdullah Ibrahim	October 1985	Covered by (4 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
African Breeze	Dollar Brand	1974	East Wind
African Dawn	Dollar Brand	1983	Enja Records
African Magic	Abdullah Ibrahim	2002	TipToe
African Marketplace	Dollar Brand	1980	Elektra
African Piano	Dollar Brand	1970	Spectator Records
African River	Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya	1989	Enja Records
Anatomy of a South African Village	Dollar Brand Trio	1965	Fontana
Anthem for the New Nations	Dollar Brand	1978	Denon
Black Lightning	Dollar Brand	1976	The Sun [ZA]
Blues for a Hip King	Dollar Brand	1976	The Sun [ZA]
Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand	Buddy Tate, Dollar Brand	1977	Chiaroscuro
Cape Town Flowers	Abdullah Ibrahim	May 20, 1997	TipToe
Duet	Archie Shepp, Dollar Brand	1978	Denon
Duke Ellington Presents The Dollar Brand Trio	The Dollar Brand Trio	1964	Reprise Records
Kalisz 1984	Dollar Brand, Carlos Ward	1984	Poljazz
Knysna Blue	Abdullah Ibrahim	1994	TipToe
Matsidiso	Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand	1981	pläne
Mindif	Abdullah Ibrahim	1988	Enja Records
Natural Rhythm	Dollar Brand	1977	The Sun [ZA]
Nisa	Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand	1978	African Violets
Ode to Duke Ellington	Dollar Brand	1978	Philips
Plays Sphere Jazz	The Dollar Brand Trio	1962	Continental Records [ZA]
South African Sunshine	Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim	1982	pläne
The Balance	Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand	June 28, 2019	Gearbox
The Children of Africa	Dollar Brand	1976	Enja Records
The Dream	Dollar Brand	1979	Freedom [GB]
The Dream	Dollar Brand Trio	1991	Jazz Music Yesterday
The Third World-Underground	Don Cherry [1] - Dollar Brand - Carlos Ward	1974	Trio Records
This Is Dollar Brand	Dollar Brand	1973	Black Lion
Township One More Time	Abdullah Ibrahim	1998	EMI
Water from an Ancient Well	Abdullah Ibrahim	1986	Blackhawk
Zimbabwe	Dollar Brand	1983	Enja Records