AHMAD JAMAL . JAZZ Session 1971
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Comme tous les jazzmen, Ahmad Jamal est un improvisateur. Mais il s'est personnellement toujours opposé à la notion d'improvisation comme élément différenciant le jazz des autres styles de musique :
« Tous les musiciens improvisent - Mozart improvisait. C'est une erreur fondamentale ( that’s a misconception ) de penser que l'improvisation est une spécificité du jazz.
Like all jazzmen, Ahmad Jamal is an improviser. But he is always personally opposed to the concept of improvisation as a differentiating jazz from the others musics : "All musicians improvise - Mozart improvised. It is a fundamental error ( that's a misconception ) to believe that improvisation is specific to jazz.
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bought an old upright in "73, locked myself up in a rented room, learned every note of every cut on The Awakening, thank you Jamiel, Frank and Ahmed for opening my mind to Jazz.
I love that album, wish I knew every note lol
That was my introduction to Jamal that’s the best title for what it did for me.
Jamalca and Ahmad Plays Jamal are ridiculously good albums, we are so blessed to have Ahmad in our lifetimes
funny...the day after i listened to The Awakening i bought my first piano.
@@anthonybrooks1938 km
rest in peace to one of the most important and soulful figures in all of jazz 🕊
Always amazed at what is available if you DIG just a little.
For a while, when it first came out, Poinciana was the best jazz song of all time.
Yes He Is!!!! That is my Dad on Bass....😇
@@aliyahnyc9886 wow that's so cool!! what a talented player your father was! 😄
@@penguin714 Thank You!
Dans cette époque ou le free jazz était mon seul horizon, Ahmad Jamal marquait l’exception. Il m’apportait un apaisement et une clarté sans pareil, c’était ma prière matinale. Cette « Fajr » éclairait ma vie et facilitait ma recherche sur l’Islam. Intéressé que j’étais par ses mystiques. Démarche quelque peu solitaire car tous mes amis sentaient le soufre à l’idée de me voir plonger dans l’intégrisme. Dieu me livre de telle misère !, mais aussi de l’aveuglement des rationalistes qui ne peuvent pas voir au delà de « leur » raison. Mon chemin a toujours eu des caps insolites difficilement compréhensibles pour mes proches. Dans ces années là, Ahmad Jamal fut un des points cardinaux de ma rose des vents et, aujourd’hui, en écoutant la musique qu’il y jouait, je retrouve le même apaisement d’alors. Il se peut que cela corresponde à sa propre démarche qu’il confiait à Franck Médioni dans une interview pour Jazz Magazine à l'occasion de ses 70 : « La quête, c'est celle de la paix, musicale et intérieure ». ¡Gracias le sean dadas !
Bien dit cher ami
I group-up listing to his music. My 1ST. album that I purchased was Live at the Pershing. 40 years later, Ahmad was appearing in YOSHI'S IN Oakland Cal,.
I took my 2 adult sons, I request a backstage meeting so my son piano players could me Ahmad. He agreed, he was an awesome gentleman. His wife present too.
They really snapping from the their time frame ,and music itself express I feel like I'm today's time for one of the most beautiful jazz today like we doing it all over in 2023 or to continue such great music .. Appreciate you Ahmad Jamal and other great legends before my time I'm 26 today and steedy finding cultural greatness
I remember very well a historically-informed Mozart symphony conducted by Sir Roger Norrington. He arranged the musicians in the way it was done in Mozart's day, in an intimate half-circle arrangement where they were facing each other (the orchestras were smaller then). After doing that, you could intuit that the classical symphonic form deeply engaged with something like a call-and-response, throwing a theme from one section of players across the half circle to an opposing side, and that side riffing off of it in surprising and witty ways. It was fun and playfully conversational how Mozart played with space, with the theme being thrown around the stage from section to section. You couldn't help feeling it was the soul of jazz. RIP Ahmad. You died a legend.
Beautifully said
Magnifica ejecución hace 52 años por uno de los más ➕ creativos indagadores del piano y su excelente trío en Francia. Una trayectoria a seguir.
Un sens de liberté énorme ! Quels musiciens !! quelle histoire !!!
Evocative...it pulls some emotion(s) out and creates suspense and wonder, hanging off the edge waiting for the next note, the next, and the next. It's a rush to listen to. Colors. Tastes. I feel. I can breathe.
Is this the worlds most genuine trio ? Im blown away
Mr. Jamal was definitely one of the Jazz Greats who mastered the art of Evolving! Rest well Sir & THANK YOU for ALL of the glorious music. 🖤🙏🏽
R I P IN HEAVENLY POWER ❤ Thankful for upload ❤
Another the great living jazz maestro has left us on jazz planet at his age. His muzik legacy will remain. May his soul rest peacefully on this Ramadan Kareem. Aamiin.
Thank goodness for Bluetooth and UA-cam for bringing this to me. I've never heard or seen this. AWSOME!
Thank you! I needed this right now.
Superb AHMAD JAMAL
thank you for the magic, such a tight band, beautiful
He is truly the Piano Wizard, and all other players are held to his standard. Close seconds include McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chic Corea and Benny Green. If you like this video, don't miss listening to his "Tranquility" album. And even today, the Wizard continues to amaze... listen to "Saturday Morning" as an example. Enjoy !!
Jesus, Moses, God
Jamal, Monk, Tatum
Personally I prefer McCoy. Nothing beats the Trane Quartet. Chick Correa has the best technique of any player I have heard. But all these players are great in their own way, none is better than the others.
Thank you so much for sharing!
Master class ! Superb !
Greatest all time jazz trio--Ahmad Jamal, Jamil Nasser, and Frank Gant.
wonderfull concert and i love this trio
Genio absoluto del Jazz.Unico.Original.Etermo.....
I can't believe it sounds so fresh
Oh those blessed glidessssss🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
He makes amazing choices. It’s beautiful
Legendary is the word. For setting a precedence of awesomeness.
That's Jamil Nasser on bass.
Jamil Nasser or even George Joiner - real name( early years )
@@vahagnhayrapetyan1285 Vahagn, how are you? We met in Paris with Geraud. I performed in Yerevan with my quintet in 2005 and heard you for the first time there.
Franck Amsallem Hey man whats happening
Fined me on fb
Good to see you man
he's wonderful
That moment at 9:34 is perfection
Thanks for the upload. ❤
Simply EXTRAORDINAIRE , tHE MAGIC Ahmad !
Great jazzman intense and structured of melodies correlatives ascendents and descendents..like very master !
I am in awe.
Masterful!
Essential the truly jazz roots
Master Ahmad Jamal 💖 💖 💖
7:43
there's a sample the nas used in there for" the world is yours"
boii wildcat The song that was sampled by Nas was I Love Music by The Ahmed Jamal Trio.
Where is i love music?
@@076657 OK, i give you a sampler. Make a beat LOL, pete rock ain't shit for you so... So sad
@@076657 Are you aware that sampling invented tons of new musical genres?
Gratitude.
RIP, sir. Another great lost.
damn so much soul
Rest in Peace
This is 50. Reminds me of the days at the Lighthouse in Hermosa
Even to this day, this sounds fresh and harmonically advanced
But time wouldn't change that, would it? Great music is great music!
RIP
Joakuim - 8AM Roller
LAYIN DOWN A GROOVE!!!! 1:40
🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Ahmad the big R i P
Ahmad is excellent, as always. Thanks for posting this.
I could do without the foreigner butting in with an announcement, but, an excellent performance.
As the performance was in France, the “foreigner “ was actually more of a local dude. On that day, AJ was the “foreigner”. Still super impressive!
@@maxj0930 Good point, and for a long time now "foreigners" have had a greater appreciation of jazz than Americans.
Does anyone know the chords he plays in this piece? Haven’t found anything on the internet
21:48
Ahmad jamal!!
❤🔥
Long Live Sulieman 23:20
éternel et intemporel
caralhooow
Does anyone know the name of 1st song?
Manhattan Reflections
darude jazzstorm... couldn't resist
4:10 Solfeggietto C.P.E Bach
👍
Anyone know where this was recorded? Thx.
SO SAD WHEN TALENT AND GENIUS LIKE THAT WAS KEPT AWAY from YOUNG people IN THE USA!!!
Dang.
Anyone know who the bassman is?
And who are the other musicians? Who the fuck is Jamal without them!!???
In case anyone is curious, this was recorded on June 25th 1971 at the Grand Auditorium Studio 104 in the Maison de la Radio. For this live performance in Paris, the Ahmad Jamal Trio consisted of Jamil Nasser on double bass and James Gant on drums. They played expanded renditions of three tracks here including "Bogota" by Richard Evans, Ahmad's own composition "Manhattan Reflections", and "Effendi" by McCoy Tyner. At least, this is what info I was able to dig up. ;P
Also, I thoroughly enjoy the directional change the group makes which takes place shortly after Jamil plays the last harmonic note on his standup bass around 29:48. SOOOO GOOD!!!! Talk about talent!
Why, Thank You for those kiind words. Jamil Nasser is my father...😄
thanks!!
@@aliyahnyc9886 Whaaat?! Get outta town! Seriously?
@@aliyahnyc9886 Oh.. a different Jamil Nasser.. You had me for a moment there! 😆
Frank Gant, not James Gant
I've been a Jamal fan since 1964. I had the privilege of seeing him live in 1994 at Jazz Alley in Seattle. He was kind enough to chat with me between sets and autograph an album cover I brought with me. A delightful man, as well as a giant of Jazz.
Rest Well King. Thank you for the beautiful music you made 🤲🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾
Ahmad Jamal is the absolute jazz phenomenon and legend. He carries his own unique sound. Beautiful and elegant always.
This song brings back so many pleasant memories as a young girl. My grandmother would play this before we played the piano. She wanted me to understand what real music sounded like.
Very touching ❤
Where do begin? I bought his Penthouse album when I was only 12. I took a bus to the Meadow Brook Auction House in western Essex County, NJ in 1960 to see him for the first of what would be be 7 times over my lifetime. I am now 80.
My sister, who 13 years my senior, turned me to jazz beginning around 1955 and that experience set off in multiple directions. But the Jamal experience prepared me for Monk, Miles, Trans and the other masters.
It pleases me that there are fans who care enough to share their own experiences with the Pittsburgh native.
Does anyone if he wrote a memoir?
Saw him in Chicago last year, almost 90 years old and still killing it
Me too, at that exact performance! Truly unbelievable that his mind and body are still in such form
When your a God like Ahmad, the music runs through you even after your physical shell expires
RIP.
What a genius. He makes the piano sing a story.
Well said!! 👍🎶💛🎉
Rest In Peace, genius!!!❤
I have carried his music with me on three continents over 60 years, And still I love his sound , his timing, his musicality, his joy. May his God bless him!
With all due respects to McCoy Tyner and the other commonly acknowledged masters, no one else has the harmonic & rhythmic sense that Ahmad Jamal has!
Monk
@@076657 Here's something that might interest you, ...you don't have to like ANYBODY. And nobody will care one way or the other.
@@076657 Then people in certain circles need to loosen up.
This is utterly amazing but anybody who talks shit about McCoy’s playing’s taste is up there ass!
Oscar Peterson
I’m about to cry when this man passes away. I pray to god I have a chance to see him live soon
I have seen at least 3 times maybe fou all in the USA . Each time was marvelous
He still performs at 90?!
@@takingnone1780 Very limited touring last year. Just released an album near the end of last year too. "ballads". Mostly solo piano.
@@takingnone1780 I saw him at 89, and god damn could he still play... couldn't believe it myself. He played Poinciana and remarked that he recorded it for the first time over 60 years before that....
@@jmarvins 'Never got to listen to Mr. Jamal play this depth. Was too darn busy or whatever.
Yeah, got Ahmad's most recent album.
Thank you for posting this AND the family of commenters
This trio, right here.. genius. I say “genius” as a singular word because these three payers are all functioning within the same headspace. They’re very locked in to each other’s minds perfectly, fucking amazing.
Saw him live in a small suburban town of paris when i was 8 and i am only realizing now how lucky i was...
The drummer in this deserves more praise, his playing when the piano cuts out around 7:44 is craaaaazy
Bass and drums playing so well together
The respect the band shows the drummer @ 21:49
My thoughts exactly as a drummer, that rhythm section was on point and the upright sounded perfect!
Whew
I agree. Why no credit for the rhythm section? Wonderfully loose and funky.
What the..... dude learned piano at Hogwarts
Jamal seems to carry this spirituality in his playing that no one else has in their music...does anyone else feel this??
if you can't find it then you're not truly seeking it out
I feel it too.
hence, the awakening
Coltrane has it, but yes I feel it with Ahmad.
i take it you've never listened to Sun Ra
Ahmad's the fucking man. love these tunes
Also, Mr. Jamal since this is your official channel, please allow me to convey my appreciation for the richness that your music has added to my life. As a realatively young man (35) I am thankful to be able to appreciate your mastery and to receive the spiritual messages that you convey with your music. My grandfather introduced you to his children and my mother in turn introduced you to me. As BB King once said, "may I live forever, but may you live forever and a day.." And due to the rich legacy you have created, you will live on forever. Thank you and God bless you.
I need educational help understanding of what you are hearing. Please don't misconstrue this!
@@Bdazzler1000 you mean "how to listen to jazz"? That's a vast question
@@Bdazzler1000
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that you might just listen. Let the music get into your head and your heart. Watch these videos. And of course hear and see good LIVE music. And there are books and university courses that might help you understand the technical aspects of music.
@@Bdazzler1000try letting your body move with the sound, uninhibited. The vulnerability of movement may allow you to be more receptive to the motion of the sounds, allow you to feel more. For me, experiencing jazz is less cognitive & more visceral. Enjoy
You were my father's favourite. He passed in 2018. May he continue to enjoy your tunes now you're both beyond the great beyond ❤ RIP
This is what happens when you give a genius a QUALITY instrument! His genius shines and is accentuated by the high standard set by the piano itself. Also his bass and drum players are amazing. But he has always kept a tight trio, from Crosby up through Idris Muhammad(RIP) and still today with James Cammack. Still the man and if I can help it I never miss the opportunity to hear him live!
I bet he still sounds the best on the shittiest instrument...
Elegant and sophisticated - those are the first words that come to mind when I hear the Ahmad sound.
4:11 Solfeggietto by CPE Bach
+Murad Man I am amazed people like you still exist in 2015.
+WWWELCH If that's the case, then it's just sad that he seeks validation of his humour by trying to be a 'troll' to random strangers on the internet, while making what one would consider a derogatory statement, if taken out of context like in this case. Garbage of mankind :D
Vishi Kant Holy crap that totally was nice catch!
Unless you're identifying with something grown in a petri dish, culture has little to do with you.
"Bud on Bach"! :)
Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal, piano
Jamil Nasser, bass
Frank Gant, drums
Just found out, Ahmad, the only, Jamal passed away. WOW! what a pianoplayer, what a musician! Thank you for Ahmad dear God!!! Most of my favourites are gone.
I. Found out later on the year brother, but I had a peace because the elder gave it all..volumes, rest in pece to the legend ahmad
Ahmad Jamal the first time I heard him with Vernel Founier in NY at the Bottom and Being a Jazz Drummer I was immediately enthralled with Fourniers Pattern ib Poinciana to this day one of the most outstanding Musical Drum Master Pieces
Got the news he passed man i’m so FUCKED
You feel this guy could play anything-- at times it sounds like Prokofiev Piano Concerto-- what a virtuoso!
music is vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce, its mostly white but black on top
🎹 thank you for uploading this performance!
Golly, I bought my first Ahmad album in the 60s and have been a fan ever since. Some jazz pianist have moved me more at times such as Bill Evans but I come back to Ahmad year after year He is so enjoyable.
I would come from a stressful day of riding my Bike or Swimming or generally trying to get into trouble. I remember night after night seeing that Argo Album sitting on my Fathers HiFi “ But Not For Me”
Ahmad Jamal live at the Pershing Lounge. Soon I would and sit and listen to all the incredible rhythm and perfect timing and after a while I was heading down the to the neighborhood
Record Store reading about all of the Jazz Mus
An all-time great at the peak of his powers. Thank you.
Please thumbs down, what the bloody hell is the matter with you....!!!
After 36 years of life I have an appreciation for jazz now thanks to you and these amazing pieces of music
Very Special Wonderful Friend to my Jazz Pianist husband, Jack Wilson! We were all Blessed by Him! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎶🎹💕✝️
Absolutely insane performance 2:48 he was in the zone!!!! 6:38 14:25
PLS ANYONE KNOW IF THE RIFF AT 26:30 IS ANYWHERE ELSE??????