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In Search Of... Momentum
By Ahmad Jamal
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: In Search Of; Should I; Excerpts from I
Ahmad Jamal: In Search Of... Momentum
by AAJ Staff
Though there are and have been pianists similarly influenced by Ahmad Jamal and Bud Powell – for starters, McCoy Tyner – without Jamal alone, there might not also have been a Keith Jarrett or Matthew Shipp. Why Jamal's out there" tendencies has gone underappreciated by both straight-ahead and avant garde camps, is beyond comprehension.
Ahmad Jamal: In Search Of... Momentum
by Jim Santella
Ahmad Jamal learned to play piano at age 3 and started his professional career at age 11. His dynamic use of volume control, his swinging enthusiasm, and the manner in which his superb keyboard technique dresses up a melody all contribute to the artist’s continued success. His classic “Poinciana” has become a major landmark in the ...
Ahmad Jamal: In Search Of... Momentum
by Farrell Lowe
Ahmad Jamal's In Search Of... Momentum is a sterling example of the finest elements of a jazz piano trio. This band is so tight, it sounds like they grew up together. Listen, for example, to the flawless execution of the unison bass parts between James Cammack's acoustic renderings and Jamal's left-hand figures--it's like they're connected at ...