Jamal was one of miles daviss favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeters first great quintet featuring john coltrane on tenor saxophone, red garland on piano, paul chambers on bass, and philly joe jones on drums. Ahmad jamal wave piano transcription sheet music in. Resurrection by common sampled ahmad jamal trios dolphin dance. On the cover, photographed by don bronstein, one of the first staff photographers for playboy magazine, jamal sits in an maa chair, designed by george nelson. The masterful jamal trio, with israel crosby on bass and vernel fournier on drums, get into a good groove in front of an appreciative audience. Listen to the original musical work and the piece in which it was sampled. He started playing piano at the age of 3 when his uncle, a piano player, challenged his young nephew to copy what he was doing at.
Ahmad jamal on dolphin dance, from the album the awakening if you would like the sheet music in pdf format, please feel free to visit my. Both albums presented here, ahmad jamal at the top. Celebrated pianistcomposer ahmad jamal continues his performance schedule around the world, as he has for well over the last four decades. The ahmad jamal trio is an album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal. Essays and attitudes heres a transcription of herbie hancocks dolphin dance, a unique piece which i performed with herbie years ago in avery fisher hall at lincoln center, nyc. Dolphin dance by ahmad jamal trio discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Ahmad jamal, james cammack, ray crawford, walter perkins.
Frank gant, george joyner, israel crosby, vernell fournier. This is the 195556 version of the ahmad jamal trio. Ahmad jamal trio download lyric share search track on search artist on text text file is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text. There are only 7 tracks on the album but dolphin dance and stolen moments alone are. The awakening is an album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal featuring performances. Mary lou williams, who visited the saturday afternoon dances at the. Heres how one album came to define the sound of some of hip hops most iconic recordings. Both feature jamals great rhythm section of bassist jamil sulieman nasser and drummer frank grant. Ahmad jamal born frederick russell jones, july 2, 1930 is an american jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Ahmad jamal samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. I had a pdf copy and purchased a real copy for the keyboard and use the pdf copy for entering notes. Noted for his outstanding technical command and identifiable sound as a piano stylist, mr. Users who like 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute users who reposted 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute playlists containing 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute. Ahmad jamal samples, covers and remixes whosampled.
Maiden voyage is a very important record in jazz and i would highly recommend jazz listeners and musicians alike to have this in their collection. Ahmad jamal trio ahmad jamal at the pershing discogs. Ahmad jamal trio at the pershing, and chamber music of the new jazz. He has used the name ahmad jamal since his conversion to islam in the early 1950s. Freeflight is a live album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal featuring performances recorded at the montreux jazz festival in 1971 for the impulse. With better recording fidelity, the inventions and dimensions of jamals triad dance and trance with greater clarity, especially on the crescent citycadenced love for. His 92011 piano concert at the phoenix musical instrument museum came very shortly after i received my copy and a few of his famous pieces were performed and were in the collection. Dolphin street, for example, the piano and bass introduce a. Live at joe segals jazz showcase by ahmad jamal on amazon music. This longoutofprint lp contains ten titles from a date by the ahmad jamal trio that were not included on the 1989 reissue poinciana. Ahmad jamal dolphin dance piano transcription sheet music in. Ahmad jamal trio dolphin dance world of jazz youtube. The music has a lightness of feel some of jamals critics have claimed he played cocktail bar music but at the same time rewards the. On this album, he performs in a unit with guitarist ray crawford and bassist israel crosby shortly before he decided to switch to a more conventional piano.
Ahmad jamal born july 2, 1930 is a noted american jazz pianist. Composerpianist herbie hancock first recorded dolphin dance on his. Resurrection by common sampled ahmad jamal trio s dolphin dance. For five decades, he has been one of the most successful smallgroup leaders in jazz. By 1970, pianist ahmad jamals style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous while still retaining his musical identity. Jamal is explosive, descriptive, moody, joyful and fabulously creative.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ahmad jamal. Jamal was born on july 2, 1930, in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. After having produced close to 20 albums for chess records and sublabels argo and cadet, in 1969 the talented pianist jumps on impulse, the first label created by creed taylor cti. Ahmad jamal was born in pittsburgh on july 2, 1930. Jack pepper over the course of two days in frosty manhattan, early february 1970, ahmad jamal sat down to. Nas, dj premier and common all borrowed plaintive riffs from jazz pianist ahmad jamals seminal lp the awakening.
Dolphin dance by herbie hancock 1965 cover versions of ahmad jamal trio s dolphin dance. Intriguing performances showing that ahmad jamal was continuing to evolve. Discover all ahmad jamals music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. E maj7 b 7sus4 e maj7 dm7 5 g7 5 cm7 a maj7 5 cm7 am7 d7 9 gmaj7 a m7 d 7 g maj7 fm7 b 7 e maj7 cm7 am7 d7 gmaj7 g7sus4 ag g7sus4 f7sus4 a maj7 5 f7sus4 em7 a7 e 7 am7 d7 bm7 e7 5 dm7 c m7 f 7 bm7 am7b b m7 b 7 9 b sus4 9 dm7 5 g7 5. The rhodes piano was given to him by somebody living in switzerland, and jamal said he. Armed with his piano, the pittsburg native delivered a legendary trio session at the beginning of the 70s. Freeflight is a live album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal featuring performances. Ahmad jamal on wave, from the album the awakening if you would like the sheet music in pdf format, please feel free to visit my website. This collection is evidence that there really are bargains on the compact disc market. How ahmad jamals the awakening became a hip hop sample. With bassist jamil nasser whose doubletiming lines are sometimes furious and drummer frank gant, jamal performs two originals playing over a vamp on patterns, the obscure i love music, and four jazz standards. Highly influential jazz pianist, born 2 july 1930 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania as freddy fritz jones. All of you is a live album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal featuring performances recorded at jamals own club in chicago in 1961 and released on the argo label.
This is a great recording by ahmad jamal, piano, jamil nasser, bass, and frank gant, drums. Since the melody is widely known and basically correct, im only including the harmonic chord succession herewhich is rather different from the normal lead sheets. Jamal was creating quite a stir at the time with his fresh chord voicings and use of space and dynamics. The best way to view the wide range of styles presented in this collection is to follow the evolution of jazz piano from the early 1900s to now. Ahmad jamal doing the herbie hancock tune dolphin dance on his 1970 album the awakening on impulse. The awakening is an album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal featuring performances recorded in 1970 for the impulse. Ahmad jamal is one of the most prolific and sampled artists of all time. Discs six and seven contains tracks from ahmad jamals alhambra, another live chicago date, recorded at jamals elegant, elaborate and shortlived restaurantnightclub in 1961. The ahmad jamal triothe awakening lpbe with records. Dolphin dance is a tune written by pianist herbie hancock. Ahmad jamal trio complete live at the pershing lounge 1958 incorporates this album with ahmad jamal trio jamal at the pershing vol. Jamal has been making records for over 50 years and was a major influence on people like miles davis, yet he still never gets the recognition he deserves. Arranged by bill evans, art tatum, thomas fats waller, erroll garner, dave brubeck, oscar peterson, and ahmad jamal. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
It was also the first album to have jamal play electric piano. Ahmad jamal trio samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Classic yellow epic strobe label with alternating black and yellow lines around rim. If you enjoy a good jazz trio or the work of ahmad jamal in particular, you will enjoy this. Dolphin dance from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the real. Ahmad jamal is without a doubt one of the last true jazz giants who is still active. Ahmad jamal dolphin dance piano transcription sheet.
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