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The Awakening

Ahmad Jamal Trio

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Album Review

The music on this CD has been reissued many times, most recently in 1997. By 1970, pianist Ahmad Jamal's style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous while still retaining his musical identity. With bassist Jamil Nasser (whose doubletiming lines are sometimes furious) and drummer Frank Gant, Jamal performs two originals (playing over a vamp on "Patterns"), the obscure "I Love Music" and four jazz standards. Intriguing performances showing that Ahmad Jamal was continuing to evolve.

Customer Reviews

Ahmad Jamal is the Greatest

One of my Favorite albums of all time....Ahmad Jamal is the truth, he is a genius....

Awaken your senses

I never tire of this album. I can listen to it many times in the same day and I've often listened to it every day for weeks on end. His mastery of the piano is astounding not only because of his technique but because of the way he does it his own way. This isn't straight ahead jazz, this is Jamal's vision of jazz and it's wonderful for the ears and good for the soul. Such an original.

A gem

Stolen Moments deos Oliver Nelson prowd. What a great take of this classic. You either have it or you don't. Jamal has it!

Biography

Born: July 2, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA

Genre: Jazz

Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

A sorely underexposed figure and a major influence on Miles Davis, pianist Ahmad Jamal isn't generally ranked among the all-time giants of jazz, but he impressed fellow musicians and record buyers alike with his innovative, minimalist approach. 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. As an arranger, Jamal made the most of his small-group settings by thinking of them in orchestral...
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