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Ahmad Jamal: Poinciana (1958) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Written by Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier, “Poinciana” ranks among the loveliest upbeat numbers in the jazz canon. Piani...

Ahmad Jamal: The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

This may be one of the most perfect two minutes and thirty-five seconds in jazz! It’s surely a great example of a ser...

Edmund Hall: Jammin' in Four (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 24, 07

Hall was one of the great New Orleans clarinetists, but he was a fixture of the New York jazz club scene at the time ...

Ahmad Jamal: Autumn Leaves (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 09, 08

It takes a special kind of artist to be able to take hackneyed songs and make them his own, but in fact, that’s what ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ERIC REED SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL AHMAD JAMAL TRACKS

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Ahmad Jamal: Pavanne (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music February 11, 08

Notwithstanding the valiant efforts of Pops Orchestras and Summertime Symphonies across the land, Americans have neve...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRACKS BY PIANO TRIOS WITH GUITAR AND BASS

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Ahmad Jamal: But Not for Me (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 09, 08

One of the slickest things about this arrangement of “But Not For Me” is that it defines Ahmad Jamal’s subtleties. In...

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Ahmad Jamal: Autumn in New York (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 09, 08

Ahmad Jamal utilizes so many devices—modulations, space, vamps, intros, interludes, shout choruses, tempo shifts, mus...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ERIC REED SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL AHMAD JAMAL TRACKS

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Ahmad Jamal: I'll Never Stop Loving You (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 09, 08

On the intro of “I’ll Never Stop Loving You” it sounds like Ahmad Jamal pulled out a third hand. One of my conflicts...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ERIC REED SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL AHMAD JAMAL TRACKS

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Ahmad Jamal: Pavanne (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 13, 09

Listen to the passage right before the two minute mark on this track, and hear where Coltrane got his concept for "Im...

Jamal, Ahmad posted in Encyclopedia April 19, 08

Pianist Ahmad Jamal's intricate use of space and rhythm has created many haunting musical landscapes during his lon...

The Face of the Bass posted in Features and Interviews January 18, 08

by Don Mopsick, JCJB Bassist The great Milt Hinton often said that the bass is the “Atlas of jazz” because i...

Ahmad Jamal: Buenos Aires (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 09, 08

This was recorded after Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier went over to George Shearing, and it’s clear that Ahmad Jam...

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Ahmad Jamal's "Poinciana" Turns 50 Today posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 16, 08

Fifty years ago today, Ahmad Jamal mesmerized an audience at the Pershing Lounge in Chicago with his remarkable versi...

Ahmad Jamal: What Is This Thing Called Love (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 12, 08

At the club he then owned, Jamal and his partners give one of their classic performances of the late '50s and early '...

Clayton, John posted in Encyclopedia September 11, 09

Clayton, John, bass, bandleader, composer (b. Los Angeles, August 20, 1952). An outstanding bassist, composer and ar...

Dodds, Baby (Warren) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

"We played for the comfort of the people," said drummer Baby Dodds, recalling the way he spread the joys of New Orlea...

Mance, Junior (Julian Clifford, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Pianist's Junior Mance's soulful sound has guided him through his seven decades at the keyboard, from his teens with ...

Barone, Gary (Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Barone, Gary (Anthony), trumpeter; b. Detroit, MI, 12 December 1941. He began playing trumpet at age 6. Both Gary and...

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