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Abdullah Ibrahim: Perpetual Change
by Ian Patterson
For legendary pianist/composer Abdullah Ibrahim, music is always in a state of evolution. This philosophy is common to nearly all great composers, from [pianist] Duke Ellington to [trumpeter] Miles Davis and from [saxophonist] John Coltrane and [pianist] Ahmad Jamal to [guitarist] Bill Frisell. A piece of music is born, it grows and gradually matures but it ...
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim Interviewed at All About Jazz
For legendary pianist/composer Abdullah Ibrahim, music is always in a state of evolution. This philosophy is common to nearly all great composers, from [pianist] Duke Ellington to [trumpeter] Miles Davis and from [saxophonist] John Coltrane and [pianist] Ahmad Jamal to [guitarist] Bill Frisell. A piece of music is born, it grows and gradually matures but it ...
Dado Moroni Trio: Dado Moroni Live in Beverly Hills
by Larry Taylor
Italian pianist/composer Dado Moroni is internationally respected for his driving piano style and improvisational skills. Now, in his Resonance debut, he comes up with complex trio arrangements, always swinging and intellectually stimulating. Moroni was born in 1962 and raised in Genoa, Italy, taking to music early, playing the family piano at three. Later, ...
Blue Chunks and Friends: Oceanside, CA, February 26, 2011
by Dan McClenaghan
The Blue Chunks and FriendsAn Evening of Performing and Visual ArtsSunshine Brooks TheaterOceanside, CAFebruary 26, 2011 The Sunshine Brooks Theater hosted a stirred-up gumbo of entertainment, main ingredient jazz, on Saturday, February 26, in the old movie house that sits in the historical heart of the city of ...
A Quiet Time
By Ahmad Jamal
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Paris After Dark; The Love Is Lost; Flight to Russia; Poetry; Hi Fly; My Inspiration; After JALC
(Jazz at Lincoln Center); A Quiet Time; Tranquility; The Blooming Flower; I Hear a Rhapsody.
The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62
By Ahmad Jamal
Label: Mosaic Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 1. Volga Boatman (A) 3:50
(arr. by Ahmad Jamal)
2. On Green Dolphin Street (A) 3:17
(B. Kaper-N. Washington)
3. How About You (A) 5:27
(R. Freed-B. Lane)
4. I Just Can't See For Lookin' (A) 2:01
(A. Stanford-N. Robinson)
5. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year (A) 2:32
(Frank Loesser)
6. Beat Out One (A) 5:25
(Ahmad Jamal)
7. Maryam (A) 3:36
(Ahmad Jamal)
8. Easy To Remember (A) 5:38
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
9. Jim Loves Sue (A) 2:48
(Ahmad Jamal)
10. Secret Love (C) 2:39
(S. Fein-P. Webster)
11. Taking A Chance On Love (C) 1:46
(Duke-Fetter-Latouche)
12. Cheek To Cheek (C) 5:14
(Irving Berlin)
13. It's You Or No One (C) 2:11
(J. Styne-S. Cahn)
14. Soft Wind (C) 3:17
(Fletcher Henderson)
15. Love (C) 3:03
(H. Martin-R. Blane)
16. Aki And Ukthay (C) 3:14
(Ahmad Jamal)
17. Love For Sale (C) 3:58
(Cole Porter)
18. That's All (C) 1:43
(A. Brandt-B. Haymes)
DISC TWO
1. But Not For Me (B) 3:32
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
2. Surrey With The Fringe On Top (B) 2:36
(R. Rodgers- O. Hammerstein)
3. Moonlight In Vermont (B) 3:10
(J. Blackburn-K. Seussdorf)
4. (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! (B) 2:57
(B. Baum-S. Weiss)
5. There Is No Greater Love (B) 3:23
(I. Jones-M. Symes)
6. Poinciana (B) 8:08
(B. Bernier-N. Simon)
7. Woody 'N' You (B) 3:41
(Dizzy Gillespie)
8. What's New? (B) 4:06
(B. Haggart-J. Burke)
9. Too Late Now (B) 2:31
(A. J. Lerner-B. Lane)
10. All The Things You Are (B) 3:13
(J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)
11. Cherokee (B) 3:43
(Ray Noble)
12. It Might As Well Be Spring (B) 3:27
(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)
13. I'll Remember April (B) 2:41
(Raye-DePaul-Johnston)
14. My Funny Valentine (B) 3:27
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
15. Gone With The Wind (B) 3:25
(H. Magidson-A. Wrubel)
16. Billy Boy (B) 3:03
(arr. by Ahmad Jamal)
17. It's You Or No One (B) 3:34
(J. Styne-S. Cahn)
18. They Can't Take That Away From Me (B) 4:45
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
19. Poor Butterfly (B) 3:37
(R. Hubbell-J. Golden)
DISC THREE
1. Taboo (D) 4:06
(Margarita Lecuona)
2. Should I (D) 3:43
(H. Brown-A. Freed)
3. Stompin' At The Savoy (D) 4:15
(Sampson-Webb-Goodman-Razaf)
4. The Girl Next Door (D) 3:29
(H. Martin-R. Blaine)
5. I Wish I Knew (D) 3:43
(M. Gordon-H. Warren)
6. Cheek To Cheek (D) 4:51
(Irving Berlin)
7. Autumn In New York (D) 3:22
(Vernon Duke)
8. Secret Love (D) 3:53
(S. Fein-P. Webster)
9. Squatty Roo (D) 2:19
(Johnny Hodges)
10. That's All (D) 2:38
(A. Brandt-B. Haymes)
11. This Can't Be Love (D) 5:00
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
12. Autumn Leaves (D) 7:45
(Prevert-Mercer-Kozma)
13. Ahmad's Blues (D) 3:55
(Ahmad Jamal)
14. Old Devil Moon (D) 3:56
(E. Y. Harburg-B. Lane)
15. Seleritus (D) 3:08
(Ahmad Jamal)
16. It Could Happen To You (D) 4:14
(J. Burke-J. Van Heusen)
17. Ivy (D) 2:56
(Hoagy Carmichael)
18. Tater Pie (D) 3:04
(Irving Ashby)
DISC FOUR
1. Let's Fall In Love (D) 4:59
(T. Koehler-H. Arlen)
2. Aki And Urkthay (Brother And Sister) (D) 3:16
(Ahmad Jamal)
3. You Don't Know What Love Is (D) 3:30
(D. Raye-G. DePaul)
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (D) 4:36
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
5. So Beats My Heart For You (D) 3:40
(Ballard-Henderson-Waring)
6. Gal In Calico (D) 4:46
(L. Robin-A. Schwartz)
7. Our Delight (D) 2:58
(Tadd Dameron)
8. Too Late Now (D) 4:14
(B. Lane-A.J. Lerner)
9. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (D) 3:31
(B. Bernier-J. Brainin)
10. Little Old Lady (F) 5:14
(H. Carmichael-S. Adams)
11. For All We Know (F) 2:45
(J. F. Coots-M.Lewis)
12. Pavanne (F) 5:45
(Morton Gould)
13. Excerpts From The Blues (F) 3:01
(Ahmad Jamal)
14. Easy To Love (F) 3:18
(Cole Porter)
15. Time On My Hands (F) 1:34
(Adamson-Youmans-Gordon)
16. Raincheck (F) 4:41
(Billy Strayhorn)
17. I'll Never Stop Loving You (F) 3:00
(S. Cahn-N. Brodszky)
18. Speak Low (F) 4:50
(K. Weill-O. Nash)
19. Rhumba No. 2 (F) 2:37
(Ahmad Jamal)
DISC FIVE
1. Comme Ci, Comme Ca (E) 2:09
(Coquatrix-Dudan-Whitney-Kramer)
2. Ivy (E) 3:56
(Hoagy Carmichael)
3. Never Never Land (E) 3:06
(Styne-Comden-Green)
4. Tangerine (E) 2:40
(V. Schertzinger-J. Mercer)
5. Ahmad's Blues (E) 4:18
(Ahmad Jamal)
6. Seleritus (E) 2:59
(Ahmad Jamal)
7. I Like To Recognize The Tune (E) 1:40
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
8. I'm Alone With You (E) 3:08
(Lewis Estes)
9. Sophisticated Gentleman (E) 4:10
(J. Kennedy-T. Bennett)
10. Ahmad's Waltz (G) 4:42
(Joe Kennedy)
11. Valentina (G) 2:19
(Christine Reynolds)
12. Yesterdays (G) 2:54
(J. Kern-O. Harbach)
13. Tempo For Two (G) 3:25
(Joe Kennedy)
14. Hallelujah (G) 2:05
(Youmans-Robin-Grey)
15. It's A Wonderful World (G) 2:49
(Adamson-Savitt-Watson)
16. Baia (G) 3:58
(Ary Barroso)
17. You Came A Long Way From St. Louis (G) 3:36
(J. B. Brooks-S. Russell)
18. Lover Man (G) 4:04
(Davis-Ramirez-Sherman)
19. Who Cares (G) 3:10
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
DISC SIX
1. I'm Old Fashioned (H) 5:02
(J. Kern-J. Mercer)
2. We Kiss In A Shadow (H) 8:15
(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)
3. Chi-town (aka Gem) (H) 2:14
(Bill Lee)
4. We Kiss In A Shadow (I) 5:00
(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)
5. Sweet And Lovely (I) 4:00
(Arnheim-Daniels-Tobias)
6. The Party's Over (I) 3:59
(Styne-Conden-Green)
7. Love For Sale (I) 4:02
(Cole Porter)
8. Snowfall (I) 2:30
(Claude Thornhill)
9. Broadway (I) 7:41
(Woode-McRae-Bird)
10. Willow Weep For Me (I) 3:59
(Ann Ronell)
11. Autumn Leaves (I) 3:52
(Prevert-Kosma-Mercer)
12. Isn't It Romantic (I) 4:28
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
13. The Breeze And I (I) 2:19
(E. Lecuona-A. Stillman)
DISC SEVEN
1. Time On My Hands (I) 6:20
(Adamson-Youmans-Gordon)
2. Angel Eyes (I) 4:15
(M. Dennis-E. Brent)
3. You Go To My Head (I) 10:58
(J.F. Coots-H. Gillespie)
4. Star Eyes (I) 5:57
(D. Raye G. DePaul)
5. All Of You (I) 4:59
(Cole Porter)
6. You're Blasé (I) 3:30
(B. Sivier-O. Hamilton)
7. What Is This Thing Called Love (I) 6:12
(Cole Porter)
8. Poinciana (I) 9:33
(B. Bernier-N. Simon)
9. We Kiss In The Shadow (alternate take) (I) 5:08
(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)
10. Stella By Starlight (I) 5:33
(V. Young-N. Washington)
11. The Lady Is A Tramp (I) 3:09
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
DISC EIGHT
1. Medley: (J) 6:13
a. I'll Take Romance
(B. Oakland-O. Hammerstein)
b. My Funny Valentine
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
2. Like Someone In Love (J) 5:14
(J. Burke-J. Van Heusen)
3. Falling In Love With Love (J) 4:20
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
4. The Best Thing For You (J) 4:36
(Irving Berlin)
5. April In Paris (J) 6:14
(E. Y . Harburg-V. Duke)
6. The Second Time Around (J) 4:13
(J. Van Heusen-G. Kahn)
7. We Live In Two Different Worlds (J) 5:08
(Fred Rose)
8. Night Mist Blues (J) 6:59
(Ahmad Jamal)
9. Darn That Dream (J) 4:32
(E. DeLange-J. Van Heusen)
10. On Green Dolphin Street (J) 4:02
(B. Kaper-N. Washington)
DISC NINE
1. Like Someone In Love (first alternate take) (J) 6:53
(J. Burke-J. Van Heusen)
2. The Second Time Around (first alternate take) (J) 5:31
(J. Van Heusen-G. Kahn)
3. Angel Eyes (J) 6:51
(M. Dennis-E. Brent)
4. Medley: (J) 6:42
a. Alone Together
(H. Deitz-A. Schwartz)
b. Love Walked In
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
5. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (J) 3:36
(O. Harbach-J. Kern)
6. I'm Old Fashioned (J) 3:49
(J. Kern-J. Mercer)
7. We Kiss In The Shadows (J) 10:32
(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)
8. The Second Time Around (second alternate take) (J) 4:51
(J. Van Heusen-G. Kahn)
9. Like Someone In Love (second alternate take) (J) 7:26
(J. Burke-J. Van Heusen)
Sebastian Liedke: To Walk In The Past
by Hrayr Attarian
One of the enduring allures of the piano trio is the intimacy it creates, something that German bassist/composer Sebastian Liedke does superbly on his debut, To Walk in the Past. The record consists of 10 modal sonatas with rich texture, painted in dark sounds and lush tones. Eight are composed by Liedke, and ...
Randy Weston African Rhythms Sextet:The Storyteller
by Ian Patterson
Randy Weston African Rhythms SextetThe StorytellerMotema Records2010 It's almost fifty years since pianist/composer Randy Weston first played in Africa and he has returned many times since--three times alone this year, 2010--absorbing the endless rhythms and colors of the mother continent. Perhaps more than any of his contemporaries Weston ...
