Reissued: The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal | Rhythm Planet 01.07.14 09:51 MUSIC NEWS TALK BLOGS EVENTS FRINGE BENEFITS JOIN US ABOUT ABOUT RHYTHM PLANET MUSIC SHOW LISTEN ON DEMAND NEW RELEASES ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Search the archive... Home » Artist Spotlight, Audiophiles, Featured, Music History, New Releases Tom Schnabel’s Rhythm Planet Reissued: The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal Rhythm Planet is a blog written by Tom Schnabel to bring readers the wealth of stories Posted June 30, 2014 by Tom Schnabel | 0 Comments and thoughts that abound in his years of experience. Gefällt mir 24 Tweet 5 0 Brought To You By: The German audiophile label Speakers Corner had just reissued, on LP–in glorious mono too–a classic album, The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal. This LP was originally issued by Epic Records in 1959. There may have been a stereo version, but the original master tape is lost–or worse, it may have been reprocessed for stereo which is the kiss of death for any recording. On the contrary, the original mono recorded sound is impeccable, the pressing is first rate which is typical for Speakers Corner reissues. With a Speakers Corner reissue, you do not get surface noise (no Rice Krispies of snap, crackle, The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal pop). Click here to read a past post describing the high quality and craft of a Speakers Corner reissue. Top 10 Posts Yet, the best element about this reissue is Ahmad Jamal‘s 1959 performance–it’s brilliant. David Byrne & Barry White: What Cars They Drove 4,278 views The liner notes by Nat Hentoff are delightfully old-school and a little dated. He writes on Steve Jobs at Home: Only Vinyl, Please 3,852 Jamal’s adoption of Mohammedanism and how jazz fans didn’t understand it. As far as I views know, this was just one of two recording sessions he did for the Columbia Records subsidiary. The 3 F's of Portugal: Fado, Futbol, Fatima 640 views No matter how far you go back in Jamal’s long career, he always was at the top of his game. Anne Sexton's Original Poem "45 Mercy Some cynics regarded him as a cocktail pianist, probably because his versions of songs Street": The Genesis of Peter Gabriel's tended to be short and concise. Miles Davis was always a fan, praising Jamal for his use of "Mercy Street" 578 views space and his brilliant piano phrasing. My Issue With Drum Machines 556 views Show #55: African Sax Kings 555 views Ahmad Jamal is now 83 years old, looking great Show #54: Tom's Latest Picks 523 views and much younger too. He has recorded two brilliant new albums for Harmonia Mundi’s Jazz Verve: The Sound of America 510 views Village label: Blue Moon and Saturday Morning. Stromae: Belgian Singer Takes Europe by Storm 423 views I’ve always loved his work. I wish the Cadet LPs Jackie Brenston, Rocket 88, and the Demise of Oldsmobile 414 views could be reissued. I have all of them, some of them purchased as used LPs at Amoeba Music (Los Angeles’ incredible brick and mortar record Categories store). Mosaic Records, under the watchful eye Artist Spotlight (315) and ears of Michael Cuscuna, has issued the Argo Audiophiles (6) sides but the excellent Cadet recordings which Cape Verde (6) followed have yet to see the light of day on CD. Featured (193) When I was in Tokyo ten years ago, I went to the Tower and HMV Stores hoping I might find Headline (63) Japanese reissues. Alas, I did not. Literature (1) MBE Archive (12) Ahmad Jamal Here is a wonderful video of Jamal I’ve shared in a Music Evolution (62) past post but it was filmed in 1959: the same year Music History (107) as the new Speakers Corner reissue. He’s playing the standard, “Darn that Dream” in front of http://blogs.kcrw.com/rhythmplanet/reissued-the-piano-scene-of-ahmad-jamal/ Seite 1 von 3 Reissued: The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal | Rhythm Planet 01.07.14 09:51 a celebrity crowd. Ben Webster, Jo Jones, Nat Hentoff are among the assembled listeners. Music Phenomena (194) The voice introducing him sounds like Edward R. Murrow. New Releases (49) Performances & Events (14) Safari-Energiesparmodus Hier klicken, um das Flash-Plug-In zu starten Recollections (97) Rediscoveries (30) Rhythm Planet Music Show (57) RIP (21) Uncategorized (21) Archives Select Month Recent Comments Bob Harper on Show #55: African Sax Kings Mr. B on Show #55: African Sax Kings tomschnabel on Show #55: African Sax Kings Bob Harper on Show #55: African Sax Kings Dr. Vicki Burrichter on Show #54: Tom’s Latest Picks Blog produced by Mary Falcone You might also like: Superb Tuvan Congolese Rumba RIP Maxine Powell: Jazz Musicians & Throat Singing from Classics Revisited Miss Manners of Classical Music an American in Motown Records Western NY Linkwithin (Visited 36 times, 50 visits today) http://blogs.kcrw.com/rhythmplanet/reissued-the-piano-scene-of-ahmad-jamal/ Seite 2 von 3.