Jazz for aficionados

Ghosthouse, you're one of the regulars, you could never overstay your welcome.

Remember back when I said getting this thread to go in a straight line was like herding cats; one cat wants to review every single record by Ahmad Jamal, and another cat that doesn't even know who Ahmad Jamal is.

How was the Caribbean Rok? I can see that you got "jet-lag", and I know it takes time to get back together after sailing the islands; I bet you even picked up the accent "Mon".

Back here we are still reviewing Ahmad Jamal. We can review anybody you choose next, and we will all contribute to whoever that artist may be.



Enjoy the music.

I only post music that I own and have on the shelf.   I have posted Jamal before on more that one occasion.  At the Pershing and Live.  If you people would read my posts you would know this.  

Just received 7 CDs by McCoy Tyner.   Will report later.  Also Erroll Garner's COMPLETE CONCERT BY THE SEA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zkH-d0IoAU

Cheers.

Without a doubt, this is the best way to proceed. I'm learning things that I thought I knew by each artist that we review.

The bottom line function of this thread is to add the very best music to our collection. Once upon a time I thought new music to my collection, meant the latest music, but now new music to my collection, means the best music, no matter when it was recorded.

By reviewing the best artists, we are able to select their best music, no matter when it was recorded; our present system is working much better than I had anticipated.

Rok, the purpose of "you tube" is to help us discover new music that we didn't even know existed; if you don't know it exists, you couldn't possibly have it in your collection. By only posting music that's in your collection, you are defeating the purpose of "you tube", which is to help you and everyone else to discover music that is not in their collection.

With Ahmad Jamal, you can decide which aspect of his piano you like best; light and whimsical, or really banging, and go with that.

Right now I'm listening to "Poinciana", from the album "Freeflight", and it's interestingly different; so different, that I will get that CD if it's available.


                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQtpRRVk6jA&index=2&list=PLf54dkJsWJ3P7R5HJPkKXGYdbEda_JtpI



The way Ahmad gets so much out of the same tune, reminds me of "homeboy" Eddie Fisher, and the way he got so much out of "The Third Cup". I went to see him live every time he appeared at a place called "Mothers". He could work that jam around so many different ways, that you could listen to that one tune all night.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuAQFFOuy3c




Enjoy the music.

Rok, maybe you could help me with my review. "Freelight" was the last album I posted, it was recorded in 1971. We can go forward from there, and you select what you think is worth posting.

This is discography from Wikipedia

1971: Freeflight (Impulse!)
1972: Outertimeinnerspace (Impulse!)
1973: Ahmad Jamal '73 (20th Century)
1974: Jamalca (20th Century)
1974: Jamal Plays Jamal (20th Century)
1975: Genetic Walk (20th Century)
1976: Steppin' Out with a Dream (20th Century)
1976: Recorded Live at Oil Can Harry's (Catalyst)
1978: One (20th Century)
1979: Intervals (20th Century)
1980: Live at Bubba's (Digital Master)
1980: Night Song (Motown)
1981: Ahmad Jamal & Gary Burton In Concert
1982: Goodbye Mr. Evans (Shubra)
1985: Digital Works (Atlantic)
1985: Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (Atlantic)
1986: Rossiter Road (Atlantic)
1987: Crystal (Atlantic)
1989: Pittsburgh (Atlantic)
1992: Live in Paris 1992 (Birdology)
1993: Chicago Revisited (Telarc)
1994: I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn (Telarc)
1994: Ahmad Jamal with The Assai Quartet (Roesch)
1994: Ahmad Jamal at Home (Roesch)
1995: The Essence Part One (Birdology)
1995: Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Birdology)
1996: Ahmad Jamal a Paris (Birdology)
1997: Nature: The Essence Part Three (Birdology)
2000: Picture Perfect
2001: Ahmad Jamal à l'Olympia
2003: In Search of Momentum
2005: After Fajr
2008: It's Magic
2008: Poinciana – One Night Only
2009: A Quiet Time
2012: Blue Moon (Jazzbook Records )
2013: Saturday Morning (Jazzbook Records)
2014: Ahmad Jamal featuring Yusef Lateef


Simply look up the LP on "you tube" and post what you think is significant.


Enjoy the music.