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At The Jazz Showcase: Live In Chicago

By Ahmad Jamal

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: CD 1: Ahmad's Song; Wave; Have You Met Miss Jones; Theme From Mash. CD 2: Dolphin Dance; Prelude To A Kiss; A Time For Love; Swahililand; A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.

Enoch Smith Jr.: This Is What Love Does

by D.W. Long
August 28, 2026

When the medium artists use is typically wordless, how do they tell their story? Pianist Enoch Smith Jr.. has confronted this question, turned it over, and not only accepted the challenge, but mastered it. In a follow-up to The Book of Enoch Vol. 1 (Misfitme Music, 2025), Smith continues to joyfully tell his tale through This ...

Ahmad Jamal: At The Jazz Showcase: Live In Chicago

by Mike Jurkovic
May 5, 2026

There was something Buddha yet cool-as-all-hell about Ahmad Jamal. Who else would give the whole story away with the set-opening, barn-raising ingenuity of “Ahmad's Song"--a CV of everything Jamal--his musings on time and space; his insatiable swing-- and dares you to keep up on At The Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago. A gig to remember, ...

Ahmad Jamal: At The Jazz Showcase: Live In Chicago

by Dan McClenaghan
April 30, 2026

Ahmad Jamal (1930 -2023) began his recording career in 1951, laying down the tracks to the 1959-released album The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (Epic Records). It was a trio affair, with Jamal at the keyboard, Ray Crawford on guitar, along with bassists (separately) Ray Calhoun and Israel Crosby. But before those earlier sessions saw the ...

Record Store Day 2026 Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
April 3, 2026

Many vinyl enthusiasts get excited when the Record Store Day lists appear, and understandably so: most of the titles are limited-run pressings that can disappear quickly once the doors open. The only drawback, however, is that the lists can be overwhelming to sort through, often spanning multiple pages and covering releases across a wide range of ...

Ahmad Jamal: After Poinciana

by Chuck Lenatti
May 21, 2024

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 On Location and at the Penthouse In an apparent effort to capitalize on the new-found popularity from his 1958 record, At the Pershing, But Not for Me (Argo LP628), Ahmad Jamal released a flurry of albums between 1958 and 1970, many of them ...

Ahmad Jamal: Live in Paris (1971)

by Joshua Weiner
March 26, 2024

The pianist Ahmad Jamal, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 92, needs no introduction. Suffice it to say that this NEA Jazz Master and Lifetime Grammy Award recipient was one of the most popular pianists, small group leaders and hit recording artists of his time. One might be forgiven for thinking everything was ...

Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968

By Ahmad Jamal

Label: Jazz Detective
Released: 2023
Track listing:
CD 1
Gloria; Fantastic Vehicle; Misty; Mr. Lucky; Autumn Leaves.
CD 2
Corcovado (Quiet Night of the Quiet Stars)Where is Love; Dance to the Lady; Naked City Theme; Emily; Alfie.

Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights: Live at The Penthouse, 1966-1968

by Mike Jurkovic
December 3, 2023

It was a time of warring nations, either within themselves or without. John Coltrane had fallen as Miles Davis was firing up the jazz/funk. It was a time of young men screaming, their bodies on fire. Black and white images of villages savaged and children starving. Into these unrivaled moments--they had just taken down ...