[Pre Order] Dollar Brand, Don Cherry & Carlos Ward - The Third World-Underground (1974) - LP *

Release Date: September 11, 2026

The first-ever international vinyl release of the legendary Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), Don Cherry and Carlos Ward collaboration — remastered from the cult 1974 Japanese-only pressing.

Recorded live in 1972 at Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, The Third World-Underground was originally issued only in Japan in 1974 on Trio Records' revered Nadja imprint and never reissued on vinyl, gradually attaining cult status among collectors of Don Cherry and Dollar Brand alike. Across seven hypnotic pieces the trio blends jazz with rich South African rhythms and global influences: Ibrahim's cyclical piano figures provide the emotional foundation while Cherry and Ward drift, soar and chant in ecstatic unison. Following the recent passing of both Carlos Ward and Abdullah Ibrahim, this definitive Wewantsounds edition stands as a vital testament to their enduring legacy.

Features

• First-ever international release; first vinyl reissue
• Fully remastered audio with original artwork
• Includes a booklet with new bilingual liner notes by Jacques Denis
• Recorded live at Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, November 14, 1972
• 1 LP
• Label: Wewantsounds

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Don's Song
2. Cherry

Side Two:

1. Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro
2. Jabulani-Easter Joy
3. Waya-Wa-Egoli
4. Swazi
5. Wayeah-Wayeah-O

Personnel: Dollar Brand (piano, vocal); Don Cherry (trumpet, vocal, percussion); Carlos Ward (alto sax, vocals, percussion).