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	Ahmad Jamal \| View the Music Artists Biography Online \| VH1.com
		Jamal's manipulations of space and silence, tension and release, and dynamics all broke new ground, and had an impact far beyond Jamal's favored piano trio format.
		Ahmad Jamal was born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, PA, on July 2, 1930.
		Jamal subsequently signed with the French Birdology label, signaling the start of a full creative renaissance; his recordings were initially distributed in the U.S. by Verve and Atlantic, and later by the smaller Dreyfus Jazz label.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/jamal_ahmad/bio.jhtml (1270 words)

	Ahmad Jamal - Biography - AOL Music
		Jamal's manipulations of space and silence, tension and release, and dynamics all broke new ground, and had an impact far beyond Jamal's favored piano trio format.
		Ahmad Jamal was born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, PA, on July 2, 1930.
		Jamal subsequently signed with the French Birdology label, signaling the start of a full creative renaissance; his recordings were initially distributed in the U.S. by Verve and Atlantic, and later by the smaller Dreyfus Jazz label.
	music.aol.com /artist/ahmad-jamal/6799/biography (1267 words)

	Ahmad Jamal - Encyclopedia.com
		Jamal has been acclaimed for his cool post-bop style, melodic and rhythmic improvisations, dramatic pacing, dynamic effects, innovative small-ensemble arrangements, and use of musical space.
		The Washington Post; 12/21/2001; 278 words; Ahmad Jamal is such a lyrical, proficient pianist that his harmonic variations often...
		Ahmad Jamal has a unique style and all that jazz.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-JamalAhm.html (984 words)

	Ahmad Jamal - Fan Information
		Jamal's style are rhythmic innovations, colorful harmonic perceptions, especially left hand harmonic and melodic figures, plus parallel and contrary motion lines in and out of chordal substitutions and alterations and pedalpoint ostinato interludes in tasteful dynamics.
		Jamal was born on July 2, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
		Jamal continues to record exclusively for the French Birdology label, and his albums are released on Verve and Atlantic in the Unided States.
	www.ahmadjamal.info (799 words)

	Ahmad Jamal – Music at Last.fm
		Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones on July 2, 1930) is a highly-regarded American jazz pianist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
		Jamal was one of Miles Davis's favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeter's "First Great Quintet" (featuring John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums).
		Jamal has always been distinctive however for his use of space, his dramatic crescendos, and for a very staccato orientation with chords.
	www.last.fm /music/Ahmad+Jamal (868 words)

	Ahmad Jamal Comes to Yoshi's
		Jamal continues to tour throughout the world, as he has for the last five decades.
		Jamal kept veering between roars and pitter-patters; while other pianists drove percussively through complicated chord changes -- which somehow seemed more honest and authentic at the time -- he was criticized for sounding mannered." Mr.
		Jamal isn't generally ranked among the all-time giants of jazz, but he impressed fellow musicians and record buyers alike with his innovative, minimalist approach.
	afgen.com /ahmad_jamal.html (877 words)

	Ahmad Jamal : Ahmad Jamal '73 - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Although those two things might irritate a few fans, Ahmad Jamal '73 proves that at times the idea is interesting.
		Jamal does better with Thom Bell and Linda Creed's "Children of the Night." On the always poignant track, the disconsolate tone of Jamal's Fender Rhodes possesses the right measure of melancholy.
		Ahmad Jamal '73 is an early instance of him playing an instrument besides acoustic piano, but it is a few tracks away from being a necessity.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,108381,00.html (365 words)

	Ahmad Jamal
		Celebrated pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal continues his performance schedule around the world, as he has for well over the last four decades.
		Jamal was born on July 2, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
		Jamal, who had already been joined by bassist Israel Crosby in 1955, replaced guitarist Ray Crawford with a drummer.
	www.elloradesigns.com /ahmadjamal.html (448 words)

	Regattabar Performance Schedule
		"...Jamal is probably the most distinctive jazz pianist since Theolonius Monk...(his) music was a constant theatre of surprise...[waves] of sound suddenly rose up from nowhere, then dropped away to the merest tinkling at the top of the keyboard...
		Jamal's style are rhythmic innovations, colorful harmonic perceptions, especially left hand harmonic and melodic figures, plus parallel and contrary motion lines in and out of chordal substitutions and alterations and pedal point ostinato interludes in tasteful dynamics.
		Jamal's most recent release, Olympia 2000, has already climbed to the top of the Jazz charts and is currently one of the best sellers.
	www.getshowtix.com /regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=553 (602 words)

	Amazon.com: The Awakening: Music: Ahmad Jamal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ahmad Jamal's 1970 release of The Awakening is perhaps one of the most innovative West Coast jazz albums ever made by this man. Jamal is one of the most influential jazz pianists of the second half of the twentieth century, and has made his mark on both young and old people alike.
		Jamal grabs the essence of the spirit of the piece, drawing in the listener to listen even more carefully, as he uses dramatic chromatic chord changes, and once again coming back to the lovely primary theme at the end of the track.
		Ahmad Jamal is one of the greatest pianists of all time, and his unique approach should be exposed to the world to grasp a better understanding of what it means to be a great jazz musician.
	www.amazon.com /Awakening-Ahmad-Jamal/dp/B000003N9U (1906 words)

	National Initiatives: NEA Jazz Masters on Tour - Ahmad Jamal
		One of the subtlest virtuosos of jazz piano, Ahmad Jamal's uncanny use of space in his playing and leadership of his small ensembles have been hallmarks of his influential career.
		Several tunes that were in Jamal's playlist, such as the standard "Autumn Leaves" and Jamal's own "New Rhumba," began appearing in the playlist of Davis' 1950s bands.
		For the most part, Jamal has worked in piano-bass-drums trios, using the intricate relationship of the band to explore his sound, directing the trio through seemingly abrupt time and tempo shifts.
	www.nea.gov /national/jazz/artists_tour/jamal.html (411 words)

	Ahmad Jamal
		Ahmad Jamal has proven to be one of the more important figures in western music and maybe even music as a whole.
		Ahmad's original rendition of his signature tune "Poinciana" appears here for the first time (but it would keep popping up sporadically for the rest of his career) and it's a fine run through, though I personally prefer most versions where a drum kit is used.
		All of Ahmad Jamal's albums before this one seemed sort of manic and he would take complete 180's from album to album, but none of that would make as much sense as it does in hindsight after listening to this album.
	www.angelfire.com /hiphop/djlife/reviews/ahmad.html (3373 words)

	Ahmad Jamal
		A proud native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ahmad Jamal began to play the piano at age three and commenced his formal studies at age seven.
		Jamal considers his best record to be But Not For Me - a 1958 live recording of him playing with drummer Vernell Fournier and bassist Israel Crosby at Chicago’s Pershing Hotel.
		In 1994, Jamal received the American Jazz Masters award from the National Endowment for the Arts and that same year was named a Duke Ellington Fellow at Yale University.
	www.netunes.com /ahmad-jamal.htm (303 words)

	Ahmad Jamal: Olympia 2000
		Jamal is not heard as an accompanist all that often, so the chance to hear his inventive backings of Coleman here are a rare treat.
		Certainly any chance to hear Jamal should be savored like a vintage port, and when he cuts the trio loose on the two closing tracks, “Appreciation” and “Aftermath” you have to acknowledge that he easily blows away a million piano trio clichés in around sixteen minutes playing time.
		Jamal is one of the truly great American classicists (a term he himself coined, referring to jazz as America’s classical music, a fact that is usually overlooked by those who use the term) and his light touch belies a strength of conception that allows him to build a cathedral from even the simplest motif.
	www.jazzitude.com /jamal_olympia.htm (623 words)

	NPR's Jazz Profiles: Ahmad Jamal
		Jamal was born Frederick Russell Jones on July 2, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
		Jamal formed his first trio, The Three Strings, in 1951, with guitarist Ray Crawford and bassist Eddie Calhoun.
		In 1956, Jamal switched to a piano-bass-drums format and two years later, with drummer Vernell Fournier and bassist Israel Crosby, Jamal recorded a live album at a jazz club in Chicago.
	www.npr.org /programs/jazzprofiles/archive/jamal.html (456 words)

	Ahmad Jamal: In Search of Momentum
		Ahmad Jamal is very enthusiastic about his latest recording, In Search of Momentum, representing as it does the first in a series of recordings for Dreyfus Jazz.
		Jamal is accompanied by his longstanding collaborators, bassist James Cammack and drummer Idris Muhammed, both of whom have strong rapport with each other and with the pianist.
		To many who don’t follow jazz closely, Jamal seems like a musician who is not well known and who hasn’t done a lot lately, but anyone who has listened to the pianists of more recent generations knows that his influence has been far reaching and deep.
	www.jazzitude.com /jamal_insearch.htm (497 words)

	JRC: CD Review: Ahmad Jamal / But Not For Me
		The album displays Jamal's noted use of space and time as well as the trio's extraordinary percussive meld of piano and rhythm section - all of which influenced no less than Miles Davis, who later covered several of the tunes here using ideas similar to Jamal's.
		But watch out!, there are two different albums called 'Ahmad's Blues' and notice that some of these songs, also appear on What's New.
		'Ahmad Jamal In Concert' is a rare album released by 'The Sound of Jazz', a Dutch record label.
	www.jazzcenter.org /cw-jrc/cdreview/jamal.htm (314 words)

	Ahmad Jamal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jamal was one of Miles Davis's favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeter's "First Great Quintet" (featuring John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums).
		Jamal scored a major hit in his version of Poinciana, recorded while live on tour from The Pershing nightclub in Chicago.
		Ahmad Jamal and Gary Burton In Concert (1981)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ahmad_Jamal (396 words)

	CD Baby: AHMAD JAMAL: Ahmad Jamal with the Assai Quartet
		AHMAD JAMAL WITH THE ASSAI QUARTET is Ahmad Jamal's first outing with a string quartet.
		Ahmad begins with the string quartet phrasing as a single instrument set against the jazz trio (piano-bass-drums).
		By the fourth piece, "Patouche" Ahmad defers to the quartet by opening with solo violin, and later has the strings dominate the 7/4 rhythm while the drums and piano splash in and out with color.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/jamal (454 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ahmads Blues: Music: Ahmad Jamal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ahmad Jamal is a seminal name in the hallowed annals of jazz piano artistry, and being a big fan of the jazz piano trio, I knew I had to check some out.
		Jamal just digs into the groove of a tune, playing with it, vamping on it, leaving space for his bandmates to inhabit it, and apparently all the while having a rollicking good time.
		Jamal's intelligent use of space and awesome technique give bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Vernel Fournier ample opportunity to display their tremendous talents.
	www.amazon.ca /Ahmads-Blues-Ahmad-Jamal/dp/B0000001NW (788 words)

	Ahmad Jamal @ The Jazz Files (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Born as Fritz Jones in Pittsburgh 1930, Ahmad Jamal emerged in the 1950s as a popular and highly influential stylist in his own right.
		Jamal was now recognized as the most fashionable pianist in Jazz with all sorts of musicians learning to master the Jamal approach to arrangements of old standards as well as his interesting rhythmic concepts, his interplay and use of space.
		The trio broke up in 1962, but Jamal continued growing as a pianist (sometimes doubling on electric piano in the 1970s), and he remains one of the most distinctive (and indirectly influential) pianists in jazz.
	www.thejazzfiles.com /JazzJamal.htm (301 words)

	Ahmad Jamal : Oldies.com
		A professional pianist from before his teenage years, Jamal (who changed his name in the early 50s) managed to break through to a wider audience than most jazz artists.
		The most influential of his advocates was Miles Davis, who recognized Jamal's interesting rhythmic concepts as being something which he could incorporate into his own work.
		Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing during its time became one of the biggest selling jazz albums and stayed on the album charts for nearly two years.
	www.oldies.com /artist-view/Ahmad-Jamal.html (188 words)

	Amazon.com: Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me: Music: Ahmad Jamal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Whereas the conventional approach is to play the head in 2/4 after which the rhythm section is unleashed in 4/4 while the soloist rips through a chord sequence, Ahmad is reluctant to leave either the song or the two-beat feel of the opening chorus.
		Jamal is truly one of the greatest Jazz pianist, he's amazingly inventive.
		Jamal's style and touch is unique, and he won't please all listeners equally.
	www.amazon.com /Ahmad-Jamal-Pershing-But-Not/dp/B000002O8V (1335 words)

	The Hal Leonard Jazz Series \| Ahmad Jamal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is fair to say that Ahmad Jamal’s work has altered the concept of what a piano trio can be.
		With a canny use of dynamics, Jamal liberated the bass and drums from strict rhythm keeping, using the instruments instead as a composer might use an orchestra, wringing drama and contrast from every tune.
		Miles Davis counted Jamal as a formative influence on his famous late-’60s quintet and noted jazz critic Stanley Crouch ranks Jamal among jazz masters like Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk.
	www.pabsttheater.org /ahmadjamal.html (284 words)

	Jazz and Conversation » Ahmad Jamal - Seeds Of Greatness
		Jamal did not overwhelm you with a wild-rollercoaster wave of notes in his solos.
		Both Ahmad’s Blues and Billy Boy were from the earlier session, and remained in the Jamal repertoire for many years later.Take note of Crawford creating a percussive bongo sound with his guitar on the witty and silly Billy Boy.
		Ahmad Jamal improvised on Woody ‘n You and I understood what a jazz improvisation was.
	www.quietfm.com /jcblog/?p=155 (997 words)

	Jelly review: Ahmad Jamal
		From the very first notes plunking his Steinway on the opening track, you can hear Ahmad Jamal is out to make a statement with this recording.
		Jamal’s technique is probably more similar to Erroll Garner’s than anyone else, and he has escaped the trappings (i.e., Bill Evans-isms) of many modern jazz pianists.
		Ahmad Jamal, piano; James Cammack, bass; Jamil Nasser, bass on tracks 3 and 6; Idris Muhammad, drums; Manolo Badrena, percussion; George Coleman, tenor saxophone on tracks 3 and 6.
	www.jellyroll.com /06/ahmadjamal.html (282 words)

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