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The Awakening (Ahmad Jamal album)
1970 studio album by Ahmad Jamal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Awakening is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1970 for the Impulse! label.[1]
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Production
The album was recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on February 2 and 3, 1970.[2] It was produced by Ed Michel, whose production credits also include jazz and blues artists such as John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, John Coltrane, and Alice Coltrane.[3] The liner notes were written by jazz historian Leonard Feather.[4]
Critical reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "By 1970, pianist Ahmad Jamal's style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous while still retaining his musical identity... Intriguing performances showing that Ahmad Jamal was continuing to evolve".[2]
Writing in Pitchfork, Michael J. Agovino writes that the album "is a fine example of Jamal’s stately—and understated—elegance punctuated with doodles of whimsy".[5]
Retrospectively, the album has had an influence in Hip hop music culture and production, with artists such as Nas and Common sampling tracks from the album for their work.[6][7]
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Track listing
- "The Awakening" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
- "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd, Hale Smith) – 7:19
- "Patterns" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
- "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:05
- "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon) – 4:40
- "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) – 6:27
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:25
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