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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. Several recordings of his playing may exist, but only one – ''The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan'' – has been released. Ibn Ali built a reputation in Philadelphia, where he influenced musicians including John Coltrane, but he remained little known elsewhere. ==Life and career== Hasaan Ibn Ali was born William Henry Langford, Jr. in Philadelphia on May 6, 1931.〔Lee, William F. (1984) ''People in Jazz''. p. 163. Columbia Lady Music. ISBN 978-0-89898-358-6.〕〔 In 1946 (aged 15) he toured with trumpeter Joe Morris's rhythm and blues band.〔〔Porter, Lewis (1998) ''John Coltrane: His Life and Music''. p. 88. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-10161-0.〕 In 1950 he played locally with Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, J. J. Johnson, Max Roach, and others.〔 Based in Philadelphia, Ibn Ali did freelance work and built a reputation locally as "an original composer and theorist", in musicologist Lewis Porter's words.〔 The pianist played with Horace Arnold in New York City in 1959,〔Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (1999) (''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' ). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-988640-1.〕 and again in 1961–62, this time in a trio with Henry Grimes.〔 According to Roach, on visits to New York, Ibn Ali went from club to club to play, and sometimes went to the drummer's home in the middle of the night to continue playing, alone, on the piano there.〔Haydon, Geoffrey (2002) ''Quintet of the Year''. p. 267. Aurum. ISBN 978-1-55199-110-8.〕 Ibn Ali remained an obscure figure until his only released recording, ''The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan'',〔〔 which was recorded on December 4 and 7, 1964, and released six months later.〔 The trio contained Roach and bassist Art Davis, and the album consisted of seven tracks, all written by Ibn Ali.〔 The recording opportunity was initiated by Roach, who used his influence with the owner of Atlantic Records to secure the session for Ibn Ali.〔 Alan Sukoenig, in his liner notes to the album, wrote "For a while it appeared that it was Hasaan Ibn Ali's destiny to be known – to those who had heard of him at all – as the extraordinary jazz pianist from Philadelphia who had never made a record."〔 After the album, Ibn Ali returned to obscurity.〔Moon, Tom (2008) ''1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die''. p. 648. Workman Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7611-3963-8.〕 According to music journalist Tom Moon, Ibn Ali was "Described by (usually tolerant) jazz musicians as eccentric and/or unstable".〔 Saxophonist Odean Pope, who was mentored by Ibn Ali, stated that the pianist "was so advanced that musicians shied away from him. () He was very dedicated, very sincere, but also very outspoken () If he were in a club, and the pianist wasn't making it, Hasaan would push him right off the bench and start playing himself."〔Davis, Francis (1990) ''Outcats: Jazz Composer, Instrumentalists, and Singers''. p. 108. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-505587-0.〕 Ibn Ali had further studio sessions, with Pope, Art Davis and drummer Khalil Madi, on August 23 and September 7, 1965.〔Fitzgerald, Michael (October 1, 2011) ("Hasaan Ibn Ali Leader Entry" ). jazzdiscography.com〕 However, the master tapes of the unreleased recordings were said to have been destroyed in a fire at the record label's warehouse〔Sharpe, John (January 15, 2013) ("Alexander Hawkins: Retaining the Sense of Discovery" ). All About Jazz.〕〔 in 1976.〔Holland, Bill (July 12, 1997) "Labels Strive to Rectify Past Archival Problems". ''Billboard'' 109/28. p. 89.〕 The Library of Congress has a 1964 recording of an Ibn Ali solo improvisation, recorded at Roach's home.〔 John Murph in ''JazzTimes'' described it in 2014 as "Thoroughly modern with a whimsical rhythmic undertow and wayward melodic passages, it sounds like a new Jason Moran composition."〔Murph, John (April 29, 2014) ("The Max Roach Collection at the Library of Congress" ). ''JazzTimes''.〕 "Reckless with his health, Hasaan died young", commented writer Geoffrey Haydon in 2002.〔 ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' states that Ibn Ali died in Philadelphia in 1980 (aged 48 or 49).〔Kennedy, Gary W. ("Hasaan" ). ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' (2nd edition). Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved July 24, 2014. (Subscription required.)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hasaan Ibn Ali」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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