Ahmad Jamal, o pianista de jazz favorito de Miles Davis.

Eu gosto muito das músicas de Ahmad Jamal, do seu estilo e interpretação.

Encotrei algumas informações no site "Last FM", que transcrevo aqui em inglês, mas que vale muito a pena a tradução. Encontrei ainda informações no Wikipédia e transcrevo aqui a discografia de Ahmad Jamal.

"Ahmad Jamal, born July 2, 1930[1], is a noted American jazz pianist. 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). Davis had long admired Jamal’s use of space and dynamics, and had asked Wynton Kelly to “sound more like Ahmad Jamal” on the track “Freddie Freeloader” on the well-known album Kind of Blue. Since the 1980s Jamal has been regularly touring the major clubs of the United States and the large European jazz festivals. He is generally accompanied by bassist James Cammack and drummer Idris Muhammad. He has also performed regularly with saxophonist George Coleman. "

 

Discografia

• 1951 - Ahmad's Blues (1951)
• 1958 - Live At The Pershing & The Spotlight Club
• 1962 - Cross Country Tour 1958-1961
• 1963 - Poinciana
• 1965 - Extensions
• 1970 - The Awakening
• 1971 - Freeflight
• 1973 - '73
• 1974 - Jamalca
• 1980 - Night Song
• 1980 - Live At Bubba's
• 1981 - Ahmad Jamal & Gary Burton In Concert
• 1985 - Digital Works
• 1985 - Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival
• 1986 - Rossiter Road
• 1987 - Crystal
• 1989 - Pittsburgh 1989
• 1993 - Live in Paris 1992
• 1993 - Chicago Revisited - Live At Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase
• 1995 - I remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn
• 1995 - The Essence Part 1
• 1996 - Big Byrd - The Essence Part 2
• 1998 - Nature - The Essence Part III
• 1998 - With The Assai Quartet
• 2001 - Ahmad Jamal à l'Olympia
• 2003 - In Search Of Momentum
• 2005 - After Fajr
• 2005 - Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings (1951-1955)