It's Magic
Ahmad Jamal - CD
- Artist: Ahmad Jamal
- Format: CD
- Year: 2008
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 764911691824
- Item Number: DRY169182
- Release date: 06/10/2008
- 1. Dynamo
- 2. Swahililand
- 3. Back to the Island
- 4. It's Magic
- 5. Wild Is the Wind/Sing
- 6. The Way You Look Tonight
- 7. Arabesque
- 8. Papillon
- 9. Fitnah
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It's Magic by Ahmad Jamal on CD
Ahmad Jamal's minimalist style has served him well throughout his career, as he enjoys making frequent sudden detours in the midst of a performance, with his intuitive rhythm section able to adapt on the fly. His longtime bassist James Cammack and drummer Idris Muhammad are joined by Latin percussionist Manolo Badrena for these 2007 sessions. The half-dozen originals include the curious "Back to the Island," which blends a calypso air (while interpolating "Ol' Man River" and "Hot House" in his solo) with Latin flavor and even a bit of an Irish jig in spots, along with the dark, exotic "Arabesque," which sounds as if it might have been adapted from an impressionist composer in classical music. Jamal also works wonders with standards, including a lush, dramatic solo rendition of "The Way You Look Tonight" and a leisurely "It's Magic" that adds a few of his trademark flourishes. Even though Ahmad Jamal can sometimes rely a bit too heavily on song quotes (his insertion of the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" into "Dynamo" comes off a bit ham-handed), jazz piano fans will enjoy this release. ~ Ken Dryden, Rovi
- Artist: Ahmad Jamal
- Format: CD
- Year: 2008
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 764911691824
- Item Number: DRY169182
- Release date: 06/10/2008
- Label: Dreyfus Records
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
- Album Time: 53:52
- A Quiet Time
- After Fajr
- Ahmad's Blues
- Big Byrd: The Essence, Pt. 2
- But Not for Me
- Chamber Music of the New Jazz (Import)
- Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge 1958 (Import)
- Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961
- Crystal
- Digital Works
- Happy Moods [Jazz Beat] [Bonus Tracks]
- I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn
- In Search of Momentum
- Live at Oil Can Harry's
- Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985
- Live in Paris '92
- Live in Paris 1996
- Nature: The Essence, Pt. 3
- Olympia 2000
- Olympia 2000/Live in Paris 1992
- Pavanne for Ahmad
- Pittsburgh
- Poinciana [Portrait/Columbia]
- Priceless Jazz
- Rossiter Road
- The Awakening
- The Essence, Pt. 1
- The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings
- Freeflight (Import)
- Poinciana [Portrait/Columbia]
- Digital Works
- Nature: The Essence, Pt. 3
- Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me (Import)
- Chicago Revisited: Live at Joel Segal's Jazz Showcase
- Les Incontournables
- Blue Moon: The New York Session/The Paris Concert
- Blue Moon: The New York Session/The Paris Concert
- Olympia 2000 (Import)
- In Search of Momentum (Import)
- After Fajr (Import)
- The Essence, Pt. 1 (Import)
- Live in Paris 1996 (Import)
- But Not for Me
- AHMAD JAMAL : JAMAL AT THE PENTHOUSE
- But Not for Me
- JAMAL,AHMAD: JAMAL AT THE PENTHOUSE
- But Not for Me
- The Awakening (Import)
- Four Classic Albums
- Eight Classic Albums (Import)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me (Import)
- JAMAL,AHMAD: MOODS (IMPORT)
- Poinciana Revisited/Freeflight
- Big Byrd: The Essence, Pt. 2
- Ahmad Jamal with the Assai Quartet
- Ahmad Jamal : 3 Original Album Classics (box)
- Baia
- Waltz for Debby [Giants of Jazz]
- Complete Recordings
- But Not for Me: Live at Pershing Lounge 1958 (Import)
- Naked City Theme/Extensions
- JAMAL,AHMAD: COMPLETE ALHAMBRA & BLACKHA
- Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 (Import)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Penthouse
- Legendary 1958 Pershing Lounge & Spotlite Club
- Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me
- Alhambra (Import)
- Live at the Pershing & the Spotlight Club
- In Concert
- The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings
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Credits:
- Dorothy Fields - Composer
- Frank Capri - Cover Photo, Photography
- Jacques Beneich - Photography
- Jerome Kern - Composer
- Joe Raposo - Composer
- Jule Styne - Composer
- Ned Washington - Composer
- Paul Orofino - Editing, Mixing, Mastering
- Sammy Cahn - Composer
- Ahmad Jamal - Author, Composer, Producer
- Francis Dreyfus - Producer
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