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| | Ahmad Jamal - Fan Information |
 | | Jamal continues to record exclusively for the French Birdology label, and his albums are released on Verve and Atlantic in the Unided States. | | | Jamal performed the title tune by Johnny Mandel for the soundtrack of the film Mash!; and in 1995, two tracks from his hit album But Not For Me -- Music, Music, Music, and Poinciana -- were featured in the Clint Eastwood film The Bridges of Madison County. | | | Jamal made a live album for Argo Records entitled But Not For Me. |
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http://www.ahmadjamal.info
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| | JRC: CD Review: Ahmad Jamal / But Not For Me |
| | The tracklisting of 'Ahmad Jamal In Concert' : | | | 'Ahmad Jamal In Concert' is a rare album released by 'The Sound of Jazz', a Dutch record label. | | | But watch out!, there are two different albums called 'Ahmad's Blues' and notice that some of these songs, also appear on What's New. |
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http://www.jazzcenter.org/cw-jrc/cdreview/jamal.htm
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| | Ahmad Jamal enlivens normally reserved jazz crowd |
| | Ahmad Jamal’s music, however, is delicate and restrained; in a space as large as Mandel Hall, Jamal’s subtle melodic whispers risk being engulfed by the cavernous expanse. | | | Jamal’s risk-taking was one of the more surprising elements of the concert. | | | Yet for most of the evening, Jamal was able to overcome the difficulties of the setting and powerfully connect the audience to his music, crafting a performance that managed to be both sensitive and celebratory. |
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http://maroon.uchicago.edu/voices/articles/2005/04/15/ahmad_jamal_enlivens.php
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| | Ahmad Jamal in Concert |
| | In 1951 Jamal first recorded the album “Ahmad’s Blues” on Okeh Records, and in 1955, he recorded his first Argo Records album that included the songs “New Rhumba,” “Excerpts from the Blues Medley” and “It Ain't Necessarily So,” songs which were later used by Miles Davis and Gil Evans. | | | The trio recorded a live album for Argo Records, titled “But Not For Me.” This album remained on the Top Ten Best-selling charts for 108 weeks—unprecedented then for a jazz album. | | | MCCC to Present Jazz Keyboardist Ahmad Jamal in Concert |
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http://www.mc3.edu/cr/mc3news/2004/sep04/jamal.htm
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| | Dreyfus Records - News - AHMAD JAMAL explores a new world on "After Fajr" |
| | Jamal performed the title tune by Johnny Mandel for the soundtrack of the film Mash; and in 1995, two tracks from his hit album But Not For Me, “Music, Music, Music” and “Poinciana” were featured in the Clint Eastwood film, The Bridges of Madison County. | | | Jamal’s manipulations of space and silence, tension and release, and dynamics impact listeners far beyond Jamal’s favored piano trio format. | | | Jamal instinctively gives his supportive band mates their respective use of space, silence and a sure touch. |
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http://www.dreyfusrecords.com/news_article_ns.php?l=1&n=39
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| | NPR : Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz: Ahmad Jamal |
| | Jamal's 1958 release, Ahmad Jamal at The Pershing, created a sensation; recordings from that session stayed in the ten best-selling charts for over 100 weeks. | | | The LP produced such classics as "But Not For Me" and what became the Jamal's signature tune, "Poinciana." The album caught the ear of trumpeter Miles Davis, who admired the pianist's "lean style, use of space, and simple embellishments." These elements were to prove integral for Davis' sound in the late 1950s and '60s. | | | Two tracks from the album, both written by Jamal, are on-demand below. |
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http://www.npr.org/programs/pianojazz/previousguests/summer2002/jamal.html
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| | American Visions: Ahmad Jamal: a lasting impression - jazz pianist and composer - includes list of sound recordings |
| | The excitement Jamal generated at clubs came through clearly on his 1958 recording Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing, which contained his version of a little-known Broadway standard, "Poinciana." This instrumental jazz LP rose to the top of the Billboard charts for an astounding 108 weeks. | | | Buoyed by the success of that album, Jamal recorded and toured in the late 1950s and early '60s, and opened a nonalcoholic nightclub in Chicago called the Alhambra, which closed in 1962. | | | Jamal's first trio--with guitarist Ray Crawford (from the Four Strings) and bassist Eddie Calhoun--brought Jamal's "chamber jazz" sound into being. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1546/is_n5_v9/ai_15875076
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| | Ahmad Jamal: After Fajr - PopMatters Music Review |
| | Jamal uses the standard jazz style (bass walking, drums swinging, piano chording with the left hand and playing melody with the right), but he supplements this with bass ostinatos, doublings of lines between piano and bass, melody parts for the drums, long suspensions, interludes and tags, vamp sections, and extreme contrasts between registers. | | | If you are a Jamal fan, then this is a good record that -- with the exception of the vocal track -- will repay many listenings. | | | Jamal sounds young and hip to contemporary sounds without any cheesy electronics or pop music appropriations. |
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http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/j/jamalahmad-afterfajr2.shtml
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| | NPR's Jazz Profiles: Ahmad Jamal |
| | In 1956, Jamal switched to a piano-bass-drums format and two years later, with drummer Vernell Fournier and bassist Israel Crosby, Jamal recorded a live album at a jazz club in Chicago. | | | That album, Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing, went on to become a classic and the track "But Not for Me" remained on the Billboard Top 100 for more than two years. | | | With Jamal's tight arrangements and minimalist approach, the group recorded Chamber Music of the New Jazz. |
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http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/jamal.html
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| | CD Review of Ahmad Jamal - Nature on Atlantic Records @ jazzreview.com |
| | I was fortunate enough to catch Jamal as he came through town before I purchased the CD, and the concert was incentive to buy the album beyond a doubt. | | | The album also features special guest Stanley Turrentine, who not only brings a mellifluous tenor to the album, but transforms the music and blends it to meet both his and Jamal's standards. | | | Idris Muhammad, who, if ever there was a drummer who could lay out Ahmad's rhythms, it would be him, and bassist James Cammack are also perfect on this album. |
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http://www.jazzreview.com/cdreview.cfm?ID=2079
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| | AHMAD JAMAL ALBUM |
| | Ahmad Jamal not only challenges listeners with bold new music that combines the worlds of jazz and classical music, but he also delivers the masterful dynamics, abrupt tempo changes and virtuosic performance that have captivated his fans for decades. | | | Recorded in a live concert setting, in the studio and in the intimacy of Ahmad's home, this rare album captures the essence of an artist who has earned the respect of musicians, composers and listeners worldwide. | | | Pots en Verre was recorded in Ahmad's home studio on one of the grand pianos given to him by Steinway & Sons. |
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http://www.roeschrecords.com/ahmadalbum.html
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| | Ahmad Jamal: The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings - PopMatters Music Review |
| | Now Sony-Columbia is releasing Jamal's earliest recordings, a series of trio dates recorded in 1951, 1952, and 1955, all with the Nat Cole-style instrumentation of piano, bass, and guitar. | | | A jazz pianist who had a genuine hit record ("Poinciana" from Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not For Me, back in the '50s when jazz musicians still could have hit records), Mr. | | | The chords are voiced with seductive beauty, and Jamal contrasts the high and low registers of all the instruments to make his trio seem as big as a concert hall. |
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http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/j/jamalahmad-legendaryokeh.shtml
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| | National Initiatives: NEA Jazz Masters on Tour - Ahmad Jamal |
| | His 1958 album At the Pershing became a surprising smash hit, highlighted by his interpretation of "Poinciana." With the popularity of the album and the advocacy of Davis, Jamal's trio was one of the most popular jazz acts in the late 1950s and early 1960s. | | | Several tunes that were in Jamal's playlist, such as the standard "Autumn Leaves" and Jamal's own "New Rhumba," began appearing in the playlist of Davis' 1950s bands. | | | For the most part, Jamal has worked in piano-bass-drums trios, using the intricate relationship of the band to explore his sound, directing the trio through seemingly abrupt time and tempo shifts. |
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http://arts.endow.gov/national/jazz/artists_tour/jamal.html
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| | The Seattle Times: Music & nightlife: Ahmad Jamal: in his twilight years, the freshness of dawn |
| | Jamal's 1958 album, "Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me," like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" and Davis' "Sketches of Spain," caught the ear of the public, finding its way into the record collections of folks who otherwise did not listen to jazz. | | | It's a relief that Jamal's current work is finally getting some attention, since in the public imagination he has been somewhat frozen in time by the success of one great album and his storied influenced on Miles Davis. | | | Back in the '50s, Jamal's important innovation was to treat the piano trio like a little chamber orchestra, with bass, drums and cymbals contributing as much as the piano itself. |
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2002421302_jazz05.html
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| | Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Ahmad Jamal and band find momentum swinging their way |
| | But Jamal also had detractors early on, especially after his enormously popular 1958 album "But Not for Me," recorded live at Chicago's Pershing Hotel. | | | In any case, the album became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, among the first to top a million in sales. | | | One thing you won't hear at the Regattabar is the band being announced as the Ahmad Jamal Trio. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/01/23/ahmad_jamal_and_band_find_momentum_swinging_their_way?mode=PF
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| | SoundStage! Ahmad Jamal and Hiromi |
| | Jamal combined long, impressive melody runs with passages where he held back and played a note or phrase only here and there, highlighting a particular rhythmic or harmonic aspect of a tune. | | | She shows the influence of pianists she admires, especially Oscar Peterson and Jamal, and there are some dazzling and beautiful passages on the disc. | | | Bassist James Cammack plays with a joyful bounce; his solo on the title track is one of brightest moments on the disc. |
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http://www.soundstage.com/music/reviews/rev528.htm
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| | Jelly review: Ahmad Jamal |
| | Ahmad Jamal, piano; James Cammack, bass; Jamil Nasser, bass on tracks 3 and 6; Idris Muhammad, drums; Manolo Badrena, percussion; George Coleman, tenor saxophone on tracks 3 and 6. | | | Later, on the title track with George Coleman’s fine tenor sax work, it’s clear that this is an album for all Jamal fans to savor. | | | From the very first notes plunking his Steinway on the opening track, you can hear Ahmad Jamal is out to make a statement with this recording. |
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http://www.jellyroll.com/06/ahmadjamal.html
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| | Regattabar Performance Schedule |
| | Ahmad Jamal has continued to evolve melodically, harmonically, and rhythmically whether playing standards or original compositions. | | | While a tremendously wide listening audience continues to be drawn to his irresistibly appealing sound, it is fellow musicians that seem to hold Mr. | | | His latest recording "In Seach Of Momentum {1 - 10}" released in the fall of 2003 on Dreyfus Records has been receiving wide critical and popular acclaim. |
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http://www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=277
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| | Ahmad Jamal: In Search of Momentum |
| | Ahmad Jamal is very enthusiastic about his latest recording, In Search of Momentum, representing as it does the first in a series of recordings for Dreyfus Jazz. | | | To many who don’t follow jazz closely, Jamal seems like a musician who is not well known and who hasn’t done a lot lately, but anyone who has listened to the pianists of more recent generations knows that his influence has been far reaching and deep. | | | Right from the opening track, “In Search Of” you hear Jamal’s graceful, light touch in the upper register of the piano as well as his ability to create thunderous, rolling waves of sound in the lower register. |
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http://www.jazzitude.com/jamal_insearch.htm
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| | Jazz All About Jazz |
| | Jamal: Pittsburgh is one of the most important cities in the world for music and musicians. | | | His playing has influenced countless other pianists since his early days back in his hometown of Pittsburgh, where he, in turn, was a musical sponge, soaking up the sounds of the city's rich musical heritage, then finding his own way. | | | Jamal: Music chose me. I didnÃÂÃÂ’t choose it. |
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http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/ajamal.htm
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| | Jamal, Ahmad on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Jamal has been acclaimed for his cool post-bop style, melodic and rhythmic improvisations, dramatic pacing, dynamic effects, innovative small-ensemble arrangements, and use of musical space. | | | In 1958 he and his group recorded Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing, featuring the song "Poinciana," which became his signature tune. | | | Photos 01-01-1960 Ben Webster and Ahmad JamalGreat tenor saxophonist Ben Webster is accompanied by AhmadJamal on the piano. |
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http://encyclopedia.infonautics.com/html/J/JamalA1hm.asp
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| | AHMAD JAMAL REVIEWS |
| | The entire album is masterfully played by Jamal, a treasure who never seems to go out of style and who always exhibits class. | | | "Ahmad Jamal with the Assai Quartet (Roesch Records) is another interesting addition to Jamal's discography. | | | It features five tracks of stately, swinging music with string quartet, four lovely solo improvisations, and one trio tune with bassist Ephrium Wolfolk and drummer Arti Dixson. |
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| | CD Baby: AHMAD JAMAL: Ahmad Jamal with the Assai Quartet |
| | POTS EN VERRE is a suite of solo piano improvisations recorded on the Steinway grand in Ahmad's living room. | | | By the fourth piece, "Patouche" Ahmad defers to the quartet by opening with solo violin, and later has the strings dominate the 7/4 rhythm while the drums and piano splash in and out with color. | | | Miles Davis once said Ahmad Jamal's music is like space breathing through music. |
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/jamal
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| | Ahmad Jamal : The Essence of Ahmad Jamal, Pt. 1 - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
| | Mostly recorded in Paris, with two additional tracks from New York, this absorbing collection is a testament to the continuing ability of Ahmad Jamal to startle and engage jazz listeners who are tired of Tyner/Evans clones and want to hear something different. | | | An equal mixture of standards and Jamal compositions, some of which move through several contrasting sections, this CD reaches its peaks when Jamal and company dive in and work around a single bass ostinato and a propulsive rhythm groove. | | | One fascinating quirk -- Jamal seemed fixated upon Oliver Nelson's "Stolen Moments" at these sessions, for he quotes the tune several times on the album. |
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http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,227520,00.html
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| | Sheet Music Plus - Ahmad Jamal: The Ahmad Jamal Collection |
| | Jamal weaves a seamless musical tapestry in this folio of 10 standards and original compositions. | | | Acclaimed by and influencing Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal is a pianist noted for his very melodic improvisations. | | | See an example of this type of sheet music notation. |
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http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/item.html?item=2959553&id=79590
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| | CD Review of Ahmad Jamal - In Search Of...Momentum on Dreyfus Jazz @ jazzreview.com |
| | While one could expect the song to be fairly straightforward, with harmonic shifting under the well-known melody, Jamal takes his time to develop it with halting and then corcuscating investigations of the song’s meaning, octaves left-hand descents opposing shimmering arpeggios at the extreme top of the keyboard. | | | Jamal’s latest album, In Search Of
Momentum, presents Jamal once again in the piano trio context, which he helped define. | | | Attentive as always to the melody, and to narrative significance, Jamal connects to his audiences through the communication of feeling, unadorned and still ornamental. |
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http://www.jazzreview.com/cdreview.cfm?ID=4514
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| | Jazz Voice On-line Celebrity Interview: Ahmad Jamal |
| | Jamal, a child prodigy, began to play piano at age 3. | | | It is a style that Jamal still explores on the piano. | | | Throughout the 1960s, '70s and '80s, Jamal toured extensively, |
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http://www.jamwest.org/celebintrvw/jamal.htm
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| | Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Encore - Ahmad Jamal at Epinions.com |
| | Jamal, “He presented the trio as a mini orchestra”, a statement that is obvious in Encore’s third track, People. | | | The grace of God is found in many joyful places, not the least of which in the music of Ahmad Jamal. | | | Said drummer Vernell Fournier (from Jamal’s most famous trio), “Ahmad is the master of knowing how to draw the ultimate from a musician. |
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http://www.epinions.com/content_19368939140
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| | Ahmad Jamal's music evolves to new heights |
| | That helps to explain why East Liberty pianist Ahmad Jamal always is reinventing himself through his music, with each concert and recording revealing something new and exciting. | | | Being a virtuoso in jazz is defined by one's ability to innovate and improvise -- that aptitude for creating or appearing to create spontaneous musical ideas that connect melodies with harmonies and rhythms. | | | But last night, Jamal let dynamics and abrupt tempo shifts shape the music's progress. |
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http://www.post-gazette.com/magazine/19991229jazz3.asp
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| | Amazon.com: The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings: Music: Ahmad Jamal |
| | This cd represents all the recordings of Ahmad Jamal, Israel Crosby, Eddie Calhoun and Ray crawford originally released on Epic Records between 1951 and 1955. | | | Jamal deconstructs and re-constructs this song in every way imaginable, all over a driving drumless latin beat that Jamal and Crawford must sustain while driving the song forward. | | | Jamal and crew are very easy and interesting to listen too. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009Y26NQ?v=glance
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| | Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Ahmad Jamal |
| | Jamal is 71 now, but his music is as vivaciously restless a mixture of tender, softly-struck lyricism, percussive chordwork, ensemble tautness and jump-cut impressionism as it has been at any time since he came to prominence in the 1950s. | | | He hid the smooth, swoony tunes of his biggest hit Poinciana amid spiky offbeats and double-taking delays, finishing with a But Not For Me in which he seemed to be holding back the chords like a man barricading a door. | | | Jamal's musical fertility was attested to by both his playing and the number of new originals he introduced. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,3604,680577,00.html
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| | Ahmad Jamal - The Musicians Speak |
| | What he does not play allows the listener to be involved on a level that was unprecedented. | | | Miles learned from that...(and) the idea of using mausical form as a compositional device, where you take a certain portion of a tune and use it as an interlude, milking all the music possible out of it. | | | "Ahmad approaches each song as a composition in itself. |
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| | Calvin Keys - Jazz Guitarist |
| | Calvin recorded on five of Jamal’s albums for the 20th Century, Motown and Catalyst labels, and toured the world with him. | | | Because Jamal was renowned for acoustic trio recordings, the addition of Calvin to make the group a quartet marked a major, somewhat controversial departure. | | | For his part, Calvin was so proud to be a part of Ahmad’s musical matrix that when approached about Miles Davis looking for a guitar player, he flatly responded, "So what." |
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| | Ahmad Jamal: Live Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb |
| | This concert film features Jamal performing in a trio with drummer Crosley Payton and bassist Subu Adeyloa. | | | Ahmad Jamal: Live Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb | | | DVD > Ahmad Jamal: Live: Standard Release DVD > Features |
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| | // Digital DJs // Respect Due Discussion Board : General Discussion : Ahmad Jamal |
| | Jamal's manipulations of space and silence, tension and release, and dynamics all broke new ground, and had an impact far beyond Jamal's favored piano trio format. | | | I only have early 60's stuff from Ahmad. | | | // Digital DJs // Respect Due Discussion Board : General Discussion : Ahmad Jamal |
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| | The audience can't seem to have had enough of this quartet's jazz standards; they connected with the music. | | | They know how to entertain and take the audience to a higher level; they make the music interesting while projecting high energy and zest. | | | They are like synchronized swimmers or divers with their unison attack,.....the alleged limitations of the pans are not apparent.' |
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| | The Jazzine - The Interview with Ahmad Jamal |
| | One of them you feed with Rock, Punk, Acid all these forms that has nothing to do with music. | | | One of my best recordings "Jamal in Paris" — these are the two best. | | | So music can shape the philosophy of the people. |
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| | Ahmad Jamal @ The Jazz Files |
| | The trio led by Jamal created its own distinct hybrid of Nat King Cole's trio and Erroll Garner's use of musical drama and formal design. | | | His popularity and originality hardly endeared him to the Jazz establishment, who have consistently downgraded him ever since, but Jamal's musical integrity has remained intact to the present day. | | | Jamal was now recognized as the most fashionable pianist in Jazz with all sorts of musicians learning to master the Jamal approach to arrangements of old standards as well as his interesting rhythmic concepts, his interplay and use of space. |
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| | Ahmad Jamal : The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings - Audio CD - Columbia / Epic Legacy Jazz : Oldies.com |
| | Ahmad Jamal : The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings - Audio CD - Columbia / Epic Legacy Jazz : Oldies.com | | | "I live until he makes another record." These recordings present Ahmad Jamal at the dawn of his lengthy, brilliant career. | | | During the late 1950s, Miles Davis, never known as a man given to fulsome praise, absolutely gushed when the subject turned to Ahmad Jamal: "All of my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal," Davis was quoted as having said. |
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| | Ahmad Jamal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Since the 1996 release of Big Byrd: The Essence, part 2, Jamal's first album to feature saxophone, he has also performed regularly with saxophonist George Coleman. | | | Jamal scored a major popular "hit" in his version of Poinciana, recorded while live on tour from The Pershing nightclub in Chicago. | | | Ahmad Jamal and Gary Burton In Concert (1981) |
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| | Digital Works by Ahmad Jamal |
| | Ahmad Jamal was never as distinctive on electric piano as he was on the acoustic counterpart, making this two-LP set (which finds him doubling) a slight disappointment | | | Tag all your own MP3 files with album covers easily with MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus! | | | Create Ahmad Jamal MP3s faster with MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus! |
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| | // Digital DJs // Respect Due Discussion Board : DDJ on Demand : ahmad jamal - swahililand |
| | Death and Resurrection is darker, while Swahililand has a long and dramatic beginning leading into another fine mix of the bass and piano. | | | // Digital DJs // Respect Due Discussion Board : DDJ on Demand : ahmad jamal - swahililand | | | In the early-1970s Ahmad Jamal switched labels to 20th Century and released some of his most soulful work. |
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| | Ahmad Jamal |
| | For the Ahmad Jarad concert for example, the seiral number of the instrument he was to play on was in the contract. | | | They specify things in contracts I dont see classical players do, and make it clear they will not perform unless all contractual obligations are satisfied. | | | On the other hand, jazz arrangers have not been nearly as clever at then insisting such instruments be treated with due respect. |
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| | Ahmad Jamal, Typically Unpredictable |
| | Jamal said scarcely a word during the concert, apart from introducing his accompanists, but he seemed eager to please the audience. | | | Jamal used to come to town with a drummer and a percussionist, but Muhammad performs both roles these days, and his New Orleans roots are almost always apparent. | | | Toward that end, he offered up a brightly colored arrangement of "Poinciana," his best-known hit. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/27/AR2005122700972.html?nav=rss_print/style
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| | African American Registry: A graceful pianist, Ahmad Jamal! |
| | Currently he continues to tour and record regularly exclusively for the French Birdology label, and his releases are on Verve and Atlantic in the Unided States. | | | The trumpeter began including Jamal's tunes in his own performances and directed Red Garland to duplicate his sound. | | | While his crossover success might have buried his reputation in some jazz circles, Jamal's simplicity in his music had a major impact on late '50s cool jazz. |
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http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2672/A_graceful_pianist_Ahmad_Jamal
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| | Ahmad Jamal Trio |
| | Jamal displayed his mastery of improvised line, of adroitly inserted space, of enriched percussive chordal passages, of sudden twists of harmony that might shock even Ravel. | | | This freedom was once shocking; now it has become commonplace among the fresh young players, though they haven't been able to catch up to the 74-year-old originator, who never fails to achieve musicality. | | | Jamal started toying with a little four-note phrase, just a snatch of a thing, pausing for a couple of beats as if to decide what to do, then caressing it, taking it up and down the staff with the tenderest of touches. |
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