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Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon—The New York Session
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Artist
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Ahmad Jamal, piano. Reginald Veal, double bass. Herlin Riley, drums. Manolo Badrena, percussion.
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Label
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Jazz Village
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Format
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CD
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Runtime/Release Date
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76'02/2012
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Label Number
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570001
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Daedalus Item Code
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29087
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This item is not available.
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Description
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There is so much to savor in this elegant excursion by an 81-year-old master: the exquisite harmonies of his own "Autumn Rain," "I Remember Italy," and "Morning Mist"; the sophisticated rejuvenation of Rodgers and Hart's "Blue Moon," Johnny Mercer's "Laura," and Dizzy Gillespie's "Woody 'n' You." "These three guardians of the groove interact with each other, and with Jamal, with micro-sensitivity. They are adept, too, at following Jamal's turn-on-a-pinhead arrangements. The quartet moves immaculately from the liquid to the lusty, from a whisper to a shout and back again, like birds of paradise in close formation…. Entrancing and uplifting, Blue Moon is destined to make lovers of Jamal's pianism go weak at the knees all over again."—All About Jazz "He remains a genius at the art of motivic improvising, repeating a catchy theme (so listeners don't lose the plot) while transforming it with fresh melody. Here, Jamal combines eloquent originals with dazzling makeovers of American standards…. 'Blue Moon' is a classic firework display of silvery runs and arpeggios full of hints of the tune, the original 'I Remember Italy' is a delicious, tender melody, and the jazz standby ‘Woody 'n You’ is as vivacious a Latin dance as anything Jamal might have recorded in his early years…. This session looks set to be one of his classics."—The Guardian
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