The Awakening (Ahmad Jamal album)
The Awakening | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "The Awakening" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
- "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd, Hale Smith) – 7:19
- "Patterns" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
- "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:05
- "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon) – 4:40
- "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) – 6:27
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:25
- Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on February 2 & 3, 1970
Personnel
References
- ↑ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 14, 2011
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 14, 2011
- ↑ 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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