Ahmad Jamal Trio & Quintet Recordings With Ray Crawford 2cd (2016)

Ahmad Jamal - Trio and Quintet Recordings With Ray Crawford (2016) {2CD Set, Él–Cherry Red rec 1955-1961}
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© 1955-61, 2016 Él / Cherry Red Records | ACMEMD309CD
Jazz / Cool / Straight-Ahead Jazz / Piano / Guitar

The complete, legendary recordings made by Ahmad Jamal with the guitarist Ray Crawford in Trio and Quintet context. ‘Listen to the way Jamal uses space. He lets it go so that you can feel the rhythm section and the rhythm section can feel you. It’s not crowded. Ahmad is one of my favourites. I live until he makes another record.’ Miles Davis, 1958. The complete, legendary recordings made by Ahmad Jamal with the guitarist Ray Crawford in Trio and Quintet context. Jamal’s trios are considered to be amongst the most important in the history of jazz, creating unique articulations of space, openness and light, which still seem so far ahead of their time and which made such a profound impression on Miles Davis and his arranger, Gil Evans.

Avid Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD second set release from Ahmad Jamal, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
“Chamber Music Of The New Jazz”; “Ahmad Jamal Trio”; “Count ‘Em 88” and “Listen To The Ahmad Jamal Quintet”.
Born in Pittsburgh in 1930 Ahmad Jamal started playing piano at 3 years old and turned professional at 14! His early influences include Earl Hines, Erroll Garner and Mary Lou Williams and he had the distinction of being spotted as a “coming great” by none other than Art Tatum. He discovered Islam in his 20s and in 1950 Fred Jones became Ahmad Jamal as he took the Muslim faith…