If you ever needed a comprehensive introduction to the appeal of Ahmad Jamal’s straight bop work, the two volumes of Emerald City Nights may just … Read More “Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964/1965-1966 (Jazz Detective)”
At the age of 89, pianist Ahmad Jamal has released his first solo album. Let that sink in: Jamal, who started recording in 1951 and … Read More “Ahmad Jamal: Ballades (Jazz Village)”
Ahmad Jamal is the Benjamin Button of jazz piano. Most players age into understatement and economy; Jamal has aged out of it. But that’s a … Read More “Ahmad Jamal: Marseille (Jazz Village)”
Recorded at Jazz in Marciac, one of the music’s signal European venues, pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal’s latest live offering, a CD/DVD package, is an effervescent feast. … Read More “Ahmad Jamal: Live in Marciac: August 5, 2014”
Ahmad Jamal sounds like the luckiest man in the world on Saturday Morning. At 83, the pianist is able to express with magisterial power all … Read More “Ahmad Jamal: Saturday Morning”
Since the 1950s, Ahmad Jamal has been coaxing jazz standards onto the dance floor. Taking his time, noting a song’s curves and the rhythm of … Read More “Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon: The New York Session”
Throughout six decades on the jazz scene, pianist Ahmad Jamal has proven it’s possible to be a precise, restrained soloist without sacrificing soul or artistry. … Read More “Ahmad Jamal: A Quiet Time”
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