Performance
Hasaan Ibn Ali
Philadelphia, United States
Hasaan Ibn Ali is credited on 26 releases across 8 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2020 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
26
Pressings credited
8
Albums
7
Decades active
4
In collections
Biography
Hasaan Ibn Ali (born William Henry Langford, Jr.; May 6, 1931 – 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Ibn Ali was strongly influenced by Elmo Hope, and his playing was rapid and intense, retaining a sense of rhythm even when his style became increasingly unconventional. Only one recording of his playing – The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan – was released in his lifetime. Ibn Ali built a reputation in Philadelphia, where he influenced musicians including John Coltrane, but he remained little known elsewhere.
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Credited work
26 releases · 8 albums · active 1965–2020
- Performance · 53
Studios: Abbey Lounge, Somerville · Artists-At-Large Gallery · Rustbelt Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- The Max Roach Trio
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