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Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal '73 (Verve Vault Series)
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- One of jazz’s most acclaimed small-group pianists
- His first of seven studio works for the 20th Century label from behind the electric piano
- Backed by an expanded orchestra arranged and conducted by album co-producer Richard Evans
Description
On Ahmad Jamal ‘73, one of jazz’s most acclaimed small-group pianists traded in his most familiar instrument for something with a new spin, recording his first of seven studio works for the 20th Century label from behind the electric piano. Backed by an expanded orchestra arranged and conducted by album co-producer Richard Evans, the ensuing album merges familiar jazz traditions with the sound of a new era, pairing Jamal’s leads with massive string, vocal, and horn arrangements on versions of then-current soul-funk hits (Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition,” War’s “The World Is a Ghetto”) and spiritual jazz and funk numbers (“Sustah, Sustah,” “Peace At Last”). The Verve Vault series is all-analog, cut from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
Preview Tracklist
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The World Is A Ghetto
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Children Of The Night
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Superstition
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Trilby
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Sustah Sustah
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Soul Girl
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Peace At Last
