Reviews
Thursday, March 11 2010
Ahmad Jamal: A Quiet Time
As Jamal nears two significant milestones, 80 years of age and 50 studio LPs, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the man is nothing less than a gift bestowed upon us by the jazz gods.
Friday, September 26 2008
Ahmad Jamal
At Jazz at Lincoln Center’s season opening concert series Ahmad Jamal humbly eschewed his celebrated stature, opting to cherish the Hall’s demure acoustics, his quartet’s deft phrasing, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s superb arrangements and soloing.
Wednesday, June 25 2008
Ahmad Jamal: It's Magic
Jamal, one of the few remaining vanguards of jazz’s golden age, remains prolific and relevant in his latest release.
Tuesday, August 16 2005
Ahmad Jamal: The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings
These are the early sides that turned Miles Davis into a lifelong fan of this swinging, elegant pianist.
Monday, July 25 2005
Ahmad Jamal: After Fajr
An extremely lively veteran, piano virtuoso boss of a three-man symphony orchestra, only the years have given Jamal some headway as an American institution much less regarded in Europe.
News
Tuesday, January 22 2008
Ahmad Jamal is a practicing, practicing, practicing piano player
It's 9:30 a.m., not always a friendly hour to those who make music in the night. But Ahmad Jamal, the 77-year-old piano giant, sounds perfectly…
