All About Jazz (Free subscription) | yesterday
1 1 1 Steve Hobbs Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge) 224 189 +35 5 47 1 4 2 22 — Ahmad Jamal A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) 210 83 +127 25 52 2 2 3 — — Charlie Hunter Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid (Reapandsow)...
Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword P (Free subscription) | 02/05/2010
Constructor: Joe Krozel Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: none Word of the Day: AHMAD Jamal (25D: Jamal of jazz) — Jamal was one of Miles Davis 's favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeter's "First Great Quintet" (featuring John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums). Davis had long admired...
Lerterland (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in All About Jazz-New York , February 2010: Greg Burk , Many Worlds (482 Music) Jozef Dumoulin & Lidlboj , Trees Are Always Right (BEE Jazz) Ahmad Jamal , A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) Dave King , Indelicate (Sunnyside) Pat Metheny , Orchestrion (Nonesuch) Jeremy Pelt , Men of Honor (HighNote)
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 01/22/2010
Ahmad Jamal - Quiet Time (Phantom ) Ann Burton - Rainy Days And Mondays (Indies Japan/Zoom ) Ann Burton - Memory In New York (Indies Japan/Zoom ) Association P.C. - Mama Kuku (MPS (Japan) ) Bei Bei - Into The Wild (Ubiquity ) Canadian Brass - Swing That Music: A Tribute To Louis Armstrong (Opening Day Recordings ) Chet Baker - Sings It Could Happen To You (Jazz Wax Records ) Chicago Underground Duo...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 01/21/2010
In Between Moods will be #12 on the next CMJ Jazz Chart, Issue 1135 of CMJ's New Music Report Magazine to be published in a few weeks. The album marks the debut of Canadian-born pianist and composer Tony Foster, and mixes up some inspired Foster originals with some cover tunes (where Foster pays tribute to some of his influences like Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal) to create several different moods...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 01/11/2010
We start off in Jamaica with Toots & the Maytals, seminal progenitors of roots reggae, and then head back to New York to catch up with Talib Kweli and his Re:Union Mixtape. We close the week with 12 versions of Oliver Nelson's great composition "Stolen Moments" featuring Carmen McRae/Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Anna Luna, Kenny [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 01/10/2010
Belgian pianist Legnini is a soulful, two-handed swinger in the style of Ramsey Lewis or Ahmad Jamal, and his trio boasts a terrific drummer in Franck Agulhon.
The Liberal Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 12/26/2009
Virtuoso jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal performs " Poinciana ,"which became his signature tune following a live recording in 1958. This 2005 rendition is a delight due to Jamal's spacing and percussive technique, as well as his interplay with drummer Idris Muhammad and bassist James Cammack.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 12/26/2009
It's over. You survived. Time to kick back and enjoy the brief period of respite between Christmas and the new year. Or, you could get out and enjoy a night on the town before the crowds erupt on the 31st.
Ernie (Not Bert) (Free subscription) | 12/13/2009
As I've done the past two Sundays in a row, here's the best of my Christmas in July series. This time it's from my 2008 season. There's some really good stuff in here that I know you're going to enjoy, so don't waste any time, just download The Best From Ernie (Not Bert)'s Christmas In July 2008-Because It's Hot Out There (Ernie(Not Bert), 2008). You'll be glad you did. Click any link below in the...
International Solidarity Movement (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
4 December 2009 Settler attacks have increased across the Nablus region this week, as residents of Yitzhar settlement target the villages of Burin and Asira al-Qabliya. Israeli Occupation Forces have aided and abetted settlers, terrorising the villages with the use of live ammunition, sound bombs and firing tear gas on Palestinian residents. The homes of Ahmad Jamal [...]
Metal Lungies (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
A dope flip of Ahmad Jamal’s “I Love Music” (Nas – “The World Is Yours”, Jeru Tha Damaja – “Me Or The Papes”, etc) complements nice verses from ST 2 Lettaz and Young Clova and fellow Alabaman Yelawolf. That last verse is nasty. Pockets went from itty bitty/to Diddy and Biggie Download: G-Side – Who’s Hood (ft.Yelawolf) This [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Meet Tony Foster: Currently based in Seattle, Washington, Tony Foster was born and raised in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. He received his initial musical training early on, in the form of classical piano lessons privately. In school bands, his main instrument became the trumpet. His studies on the trumpet continued until college, and it was not until this time that his focus changed to piano. Foster...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Born: 29 June, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, Died: 24 November, 2009, in Long Island, New York, aged 84
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Mr. Smith was a classical composer who also worked as a performer and arranger with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Chico Hamilton.
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