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Long lost, Philly jazz great Hasaan Ibn Ali’s album ‘Metaphysics’ has finally been found
Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer
It took 55 years, but Hasaan Ibn Ali’s moment has finally arrived.
In 1966, the Philadelphia jazz pianist was poised at the beginning of what should have been a brilliant career. The year before, Ibn Ali had made his recording debut on an album whose title reflected his reputation and mystique: The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan.
Ibn Ali, whom jazz bassist Jymie Merritt called “one of the geniuses of our time,” had also recorded his first session as a leader in New York, bringing along a promising young saxophonist from Philadelphia named Odean Pope. ....

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