The Awakening (Ahmad Jamal album)

The Awakening
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released 1970
Recorded February 2–3, 1970
Genre Jazz
Length 40:34
Label Impulse!
Producer Ed Michel
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited
(1968)
The Awakening
(1970)
Freeflight
(1971)

The Awakening is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1970 for the Impulse! label.[1]

Critical reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "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... Intriguing performances showing that Ahmad Jamal was continuing to evolve".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

  1. "The Awakening" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
  2. "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd, Hale Smith) – 7:19
  3. "Patterns" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
  4. "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:05
  5. "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon) – 4:40
  6. "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) – 6:27
  7. "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:25

Personnel

References

  1. Impulse! Records discography accessed April 14, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 14, 2011
  3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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