Jazz 100 this week - A giant - with a career spanning six decades - it's Ahmad Jamal - in this iteration - the Ahad Jamal Trio, Live at the Pershing Lounge, 1958. This concert, and the album, got rave reviews then... and now.... and to show you - if you happened to have a copy of this on vinyl... They're going north of $300. But, Jazz is priceless, and it's yours for a song, on Jazz 100!
In this concert, the Amhad Jamal Trio performs originals and standards. Jamal called Jazz - "American Classical Music" and you'll here plenty of that here. Jamal took a page out of Miles Davis' playbook, evolving away from the bebop frenetic energy of 50s jazz and exploring the space between the notes in the Cool Jazz vein.... I hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening, and for your membership support. If you'd like to get in touch - please do so! musickpfz@gmail.com
John Moorhead