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14 de jun. de 2024 · Ahmad Jamal, whose spare but highly melodic piano style on trio recordings beginning in 1951 transformed the sound of the jazz piano and deeply influenced Miles Davis and Red Garland, died on April 16.
- Ahmad Jamal Plugs In: Funk, Fusion and the Fender Rhodes
According to AllMusic, "Jamal Plays Jamal" epitomizes the...
- Ahmad Jamal Plugs In: Funk, Fusion and the Fender Rhodes
Hace 5 días · At the Pershing: But Not For Me was a landmark album for Ahmad Jamal, a pianist with a refreshingly minimalist style and an exceptional feel for dynamics. To this day, the album — featuring trio mates Israel Crosby on bass and Vernel Fournier on drums — remains one of his most respected works.
1 de jul. de 2024 · As a pianist and composer, Jamal is known for his evocative use of dynamics and Zen-like embrace of silence. He can be thunderous and percussive one moment and soft and delicate the next, and the tension between these moods makes for riveting listening.
2 de jul. de 2024 · So what to make of pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal, who at 87, keeps reinventing a sound he helped define nearly 60 years ago? Dismissed as a cocktail pianist by some, lauded as an innovator by others — including Miles Davis, whose sound he greatly influenced — Jamal scored a rare jazz hit in 1958 with “Poinciana.”.
14 de jun. de 2024 · According to AllMusic, "Jamal Plays Jamal" epitomizes the commercial leanings and pop textures that dominate Ahmad Jamal's mid-'70s fusion efforts for the 20th Century label. Though his funkiest and most accessible recording to date, it nevertheless retains the melodic invention and intricacy of his more conventional jazz records."
Hace 3 días · In July 1966, “Cadet” label released “Rhapsody”, the 21st Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Nola Studios” in New York, and was produced by Dick LaPalm and Ahmad Jamal. Personnel: Ahmad Jamal – piano, arrangements Jamil Nasser – bass Vernel Fournier – drums Unnamed fifteen-piece orchestra Joe Kennedy – string arrangements Track listing: I Hear a ...
2 de jul. de 2024 · Ahmad Jamal starb 2023 im Alter von 92 Jahren. Er hinterließ Töne, die Vollendung und Offenheit zugleich ausstrahlen. Ein Meister der musikalischen Nicht-Enge.
