Johari Salleh - Jazz Dari Angkasapuri Johari Salleh

Habibi Funk’s new sister label Audible Beauty Records second release: a landmark collection retelling the untold story of Malaysian jazz, featuring 9 songs from the legendary composer, arranger and trumpet player Johari Salleh.

Salleh played a crucial role in shaping the sound of modern Malaysian music across radio, television, film and live performance, and has composed dozens of popular songs in his decades-long career. His personal musical passion always was jazz, reflected in this deep selection of jazz works that were previously unavailable unless you had one of the few dozen copies pressed locally in the 1970s.

The album doesn’t only highlight his musical stature as a composer but also as an outstanding trumpet soloist, bringing together jazz, spiritual undertones and Malaysian folkloric themes, balancing slower-paced deep modal grooves with more upbeat jazz-funk leanings.

For fans of Salah Ragab, Ahmed Malek, Mulatu Astatke, Dollar Brand and co.

The release includes extensive liner notes and previously unpublished archival photographs documenting Salleh’s career, presented in a gatefold jacket with a 12-page booklet.