I HAD NEVER HEARD OF AHMAD JAMAL, BUT ABOUT 45 YEARS AGO, I WALKED INTO A STORE THAT WAS PLAYING HIS MUSIC AND I STARTED DANCING RIGHT ON THE SPOT WHERE I WAS STANDING. IT WAS THIS VERY SONG THAT WAS PLAYING. I IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT THE ALBUM AND HAVE BEEN GROVIN' EVER SINCE. HIS MUSIC IS SO WELL KNOWN AND SO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER PIANO PLAYER. ALL OF HIS GROUP ARE SUPERB MUSCIANS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS ON UA-cam! MAY AHMAD HAVE MANY MORE BIRTHDAYS SO HE CAN PLAY MORE MUSIC. TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY AND I AM DANCING LIKE IT WAS 45 YEARS AGO! . . .SYLVIA!
In Dec 1969, as a 20yr old bassist under contract to his company AJP Records, at The Record Plant studio in NYC, I had the privilege of sitting on a piano bench next to Ahmad and, at my request, listening to and watching him play this song. (He had the longest fingers I had ever seen! :-) What a thrill!! He was a kind and gentle person. RIP, boss.
Judy here, have listened to jazz, classical, r&b, etc. Since I was twelve listening to my brothers dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Johnny Hartmann, so, so many concerts. When l was about 22 I met Billy eckstein at a small venue. Beautiful grey eyes. I regress. I'm 71 and still groovin. So glad im still loving it all. Thank u for making sure classics are readily available for all. Pass your love of music on....
I listen to this evocative piece of jazz perfection almost every day, but today it seems even more poignant than ever. I just learned of the passing of this jazz master, who I had the privilege of seeing perform live at City Hall during the Toronto Jazz Festival of 2007. Rest in peace and power, Mr. Ahmad Jamal.
I was born 4 decades after this man and just recently discovered his extraordinary music. I'm mesmerized beyond measure. The best jazz arrangements I've ever heard! Where have I been??!!
He is was (is) such a brilliant man, 🎶 lovely person with liters of charisma. Saw him numerous times and his timing 🎹 was exemplary. 🎶 'Poinciana' in Paris is superbe Love him ♥
Sixty years ago I heard Poinciana at a local Chicago station. Ahmed Jamal played at the Pershing Hotel at 39th and Federal, not far from the high school I attended. I was mesmerized by this song, and have heard it 10,000 times. Notice the interaction of the musicians. This is harmony.
Thank you for that information. Reginald Veal has developed into a fantastic bass player, from bass trombone, dont you think? And 1984 is a long time ago. We all have our memories. Thank you for sharing your memory with us.
No matter how many times Jamal plays this signature tune, there is always something fresh and different. Badrena's percussion certainly adds another wonderful layer of sound and texture to this particular performance.
R.I.P Maestro. I listened to your older albums all day long. In fact I do that frequently. But today’s one was special, I have never been able to see you live, how it is great to have your recordings beside me.
…I first saw Reginald Veal and Herlin Riley (drums) way back in ‘93 with The Wynton Marsalis Septet. Remarkable how much they have matured musically. What an absolute treat. Chapeau!
Whenever I feel a little bit down and out I listen to this, it has a magic influence, and I understand that life also has its great moments. Thanks för that lifelong lesson, Ahmad Jamal.
If this music doesn't put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step, check your pulse because you may just be dead. Thank you for the music, Ahmad Jahmal, and Rest In Peace.
I remember the first time hearing this song, I was 15 in 1975 it was on Quency Jones LP, but this was on 8 Track back then I think it was on the Body Heat 8 Track tape then it's been almost 50 years for me. I haven't forgotten this tune it's deep and the music is awesome, I started dating the young lady I would end up marrying in 1979 July 10th that is also our Wedding Anniversary date. 👍🏾
My favorite jazz pianist of all times and the rhythm section is so badass!! Bass player is killing it but drummer and percussionist are too. They are so happy! This is just pure joy!
Oh I think I've watched this at least a thousand times by now. I love the expressions on everybody's face especially the percussionist playing the mirimbas it's priceless. They all look like they're having so much fun it makes me smile
@Frank Steinhardt: Thank you for reminding us of the birthday of this genius, virtuoso pianist and composer. Vielen Dank, dass Sie uns an den Geburtstag dieses genialen, virtuosen Pianisten und Komponisten erinnert haben.
When I was in college in 1961 we’d sit around In a group & groove out to Ahmad with a few avijazz enthusiasts. He’s 90 & I’m 80....Best of the old folks still at it , my friend. Mikey Weichel ,
may ,,, allah rest the highset place ,, jenna ferdues ,, our brother musian ,, producer ,, composer ,, activiset ahmed jamal he will be in historey and in our soul for ever ,, allah yerhamake ,, allah yerhammmake ,,
I listen to this approx once weekly, to keep my spirit alive. Thanks to these guys, I'm able to overcome boredom & depression, as I'm getting old & only 10 years younger than Ahmad.
Well then get back to a keyboard or find a piano and do some simple stuff that I bet you can do. Anything on a piano is beautiful bro! Get down there right now!
Ed, I'm 84 and lots of physical things wrong. But, I have LOTS of wonderful memories and also--I have YOU TUBE. This grants me loads and loads of musical wonders, like this one. Lots of them help restore those precious memories for me. Think of the GOOD THINGS in your life and actively throw away the negative ones. Be happy with what you have and don't continue pondering the things you don't have. God made a great place for us to enjoy. Go and enjoy !!
Me too. At 71 now, I clearly remember my very first sound of a music with that piano, hard and good percussion, that tempo that drove me crazy, those pauses throughout, etc.,.etc.
I've been playing music for 53 of my 57 years. Ask a musician to pick a "favorite song." You may get a list a mile long. This piece is on my top 3. It moves me from one space, through many spaces and into another space, better than the first. Transcendent! Sublime!
RIP, Mr. Jamal, you were an early part of my introduction to acoustic jazz, remember seeing him at Blues Alley in the Mid to late 80s. Tried again to see him at Arlington VAs Rosslyn jazz fest in the early 2000s, and dragged my wife and then young children to Rosslyn on a beautiful September day, they tolerated it the best they could!
I didn't know he passed. My husband bought my first vinyl albums with an elegant hard cover in the 1950's, he was one of a kind. I love jazz musicians all my life.
When he passed the @JazzBums dedicate one of their live streams in his honor. I was new to jazz so it was my first exposure to him and I bought Happy Moods on vinyl. It’s become my favorite jazz album. I’ve been collecting his albums ever since and he is far and away the artist I have the most on vinyl of any genre. Watching interviews and performances I have a sense he was a pretty fantastic person.
This right here, did you hear me? This right here is truly a phenomenal sound!!! Smooth, cool, sexy and relaxing!!! All of these musicians are GREAT!!!
I used to play this piece almost daily, holding my Maltese in my arms and dancing around my apartment. My Maltese loved it and so did I. Now my little one is gone, and I’m too old and unsteady to dance, but I still listen to this and love it.
What a lovely memory that you shared. Next to our wonderful and loyal and loving dogs, isn't jazz the BEST!!! PLEASE dance again, but with someone you love to help to steady you!!! Good health and the best to you, Janet.
I am 84 and am in radio broadcasting and thinking of giving it all up.....until i hear this....Ahmad and i played at Birdland on “open Mic” sessions way back in the 50s.Miles always said he was influenced by Ahmad’s approach to music...also Keith Jarrett was influence!!! God how time flies!!!...I still remember some of those halcyon days!!!
This is my go to start my day song, the bass and drum players are in that pocket so tight it's like one person playing three instruments! Its. A beautiful thing.
I'm going to say again. In 1963 when I was a kid when I first heard this tune, this music, It was hypnotic to me. This tune is always in my mind. Dean Seattle
PEACE OUT 2 1 of the BEST INFLUENTIAL so-called jazz artists of ALL-TIME. Bro. Jamal, WE THANK U ! WE WILL MISS U ! ! WE'LL NEVER 4GET U ! ! ! WE LOVE U ! ! ! ! ✊🏿
After years I have begun to reacquaint myself with jazz... remembering it's beauty to the ears and it's ability to touch one's soul. Thank you to all it's artist... Miles, Coltrane,Mangione,Prysock and more...live on !!!
I 1st heard the album when I was 10yrs. old in the late 50's, played by my oldest brother Morris Sanders. He's not with us, but I still love the artist and the great music. Thurmond Michael Sanders
My father took me with him to a record store in 1958 to buy the album Ahmad Jamal At the Pershing. I was just four years old then and I inherited his album. What a treasure!
Like I said before, Ahmad Jamal with this tune turned my life around at my age of 12 years old in 1961. From our deaf parents who never knew music, my older sister bought the Ahmad Jamal Live Album at the Pershing Hotel in NY 1959 album with the iconic Poinciana tune. We played it on the old record player. I was instantly hooked on this sound. This new music to me of which I had never known so I was instantly hooked with a 12 year old hypnotic self-induced addiction to something new after Grandma told me to walk down the street to take the Saturday morning piano lessons from the lady. Yes, I'm playing piano again with all the sexy arpeggios. Not bad but others say I should put a vase on the local public piano's they have everywhere here, haha. I was able to see Ahmad Jamal a number of times not too many years ago at Jazz Alley in Seattle. Dean Jackson Seattle
Happy Heavenly Birthday Mom!! Happy memories of hearing your LP's while you were doing housework!! Poinciana became of my favorites...60 yrs later I still appreciate this phenomenal musician and this music ❤❤😊🎉
Always have had a special place in my music loving heart! Thank you, Ahmad Jamal for your grace and musicianship. You mastered your assignment...RIP..The Celestial Orchestra has another incredible member.
Dynamic Player! When my daughter, Ali, was 8 years old, I was working in NYC and I took her with me to the jazz supper club to listen to him and band. They seated us up front and the drummer asked a couple of times..."is this music too loud for her"...so sweet of him. People afterwards came up to me and said "what a great ideal to introduce your child to music this way.
Still listening to this gem in 2024. RIP dear Ahmad Jamal.❤
rest in peace to one of the most important and soulful figures in all of jazz 🕊
Rest well🙏🏾♥️
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Off to light up a different stage, play for the angels
R.I.P. Ahmad Jamal. July 2, 1930 - April 16, 2023.
I HAD NEVER HEARD OF AHMAD JAMAL, BUT ABOUT 45 YEARS AGO, I WALKED INTO A STORE THAT WAS PLAYING HIS MUSIC AND I STARTED DANCING RIGHT ON THE SPOT WHERE I WAS STANDING. IT WAS THIS VERY SONG THAT WAS PLAYING. I IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT THE ALBUM AND HAVE BEEN GROVIN' EVER SINCE. HIS MUSIC IS SO WELL KNOWN AND SO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER PIANO PLAYER. ALL OF HIS GROUP ARE SUPERB MUSCIANS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS ON UA-cam! MAY AHMAD HAVE MANY MORE BIRTHDAYS SO HE CAN PLAY MORE MUSIC. TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY AND I AM DANCING LIKE IT WAS 45 YEARS AGO! . . .SYLVIA!
YAAHHHH!!!
There is a similarity in all Pittsburgh piano players ie; fatha Hines Errol garner etc
I had the same experience, but with Rossiter Road!
Right on 🎹🥁
@@paulturner6334 Errol Garner , my parents taught me.... ab fab ! And Ahmad also...RIP !
Today we lost one of the Best 4/16/23. I had the honor to work for him and his family. Rest in eternal heavenly peace, Sir😢😢😢😢😢
Ahmad Jamal was one of the Greatest Jazz Pianist to tickle the Ivories, Rest in Peace Sir.
RIP and thanks for the sounds…….
Rest in Peace, sir. Thank you!
A stage jammed with virtuoso jammers, in love with each other and their universal music. Hello worlld, This is how peace gets done.
In Dec 1969, as a 20yr old bassist under contract to his company AJP Records, at The Record Plant studio in NYC, I had the privilege of sitting on a piano bench next to Ahmad and, at my request, listening to and watching him play this song. (He had the longest fingers I had ever seen! :-)
What a thrill!!
He was a kind and gentle person.
RIP, boss.
Judy here, have listened to jazz, classical, r&b, etc. Since I was twelve listening to my brothers dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Johnny Hartmann, so, so many concerts. When l was about 22 I met Billy eckstein at a small venue. Beautiful grey eyes. I regress. I'm 71 and still groovin. So glad im still loving it all. Thank u for making sure classics are readily available for all. Pass your love of music on....
R.I.P. - one of my favorites
This one really hurts. Rest in peace, the fabulous Ahmad Jamal.
One of those songs that I don’t want to end 😊
❤
@scott mccutheon..🎼
🎶 yes 🙌🏾 a master piece ensemble 🎉…
Thank musician Extrordinaire 🖤🎼💥
Your gifts will always be with us….
RIPower💋
Ashe’
I listen to this evocative piece of jazz perfection almost every day, but today it seems even more poignant than ever. I just learned of the passing of this jazz master, who I had the privilege of seeing perform live at City Hall during the Toronto Jazz Festival of 2007. Rest in peace and power, Mr. Ahmad Jamal.
A man who was happy in his work...and it shows. Rest in peace, dear Ahmad.
XXX kiss them all. Soooo good !
Bass player knocks me out!! This rec’dg should get Nobel Peace Prize ‼️
yesssss
Absolutely
I was born 4 decades after this man and just recently discovered his extraordinary music. I'm mesmerized beyond measure. The best jazz arrangements I've ever heard! Where have I been??!!
He is was (is) such a brilliant man, 🎶 lovely person with liters of charisma.
Saw him numerous times and his timing 🎹 was exemplary. 🎶 'Poinciana' in Paris is superbe
Love him ♥
FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT
WHEN I WAS IN HIgh SCHOOL NOW I'M 77. THANK YOU MR. JAMAL
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
What a huge loss! 😢
The world will always be greatful and happy to witness what you ever created to our music Ahmad!
Rest in Peace Lord Jamal! 🕊️
Sixty years ago I heard Poinciana at a local Chicago station. Ahmed Jamal played at the Pershing Hotel at 39th and Federal, not far from the high school I attended. I was mesmerized by this song, and have heard it 10,000 times. Notice the interaction of the musicians. This is harmony.
Correction: The Pershing Hotel was on Cottage Grove, not Federal.
Me too. R.I.P., Amad Jamal
I agree. I was in high school when this was a big favorite. R.I.P., Amad Jamal.
You are so lucky Thomas ✨🖤.
Ahmad jamal was an elite Entertainer ,His passing created a significant void in the world of Jazz ,Rest in Peace Sir .
Mr. Reginald Veal on bass. My Juke brother, from Southern University Marching Jukebox Band . Reginald Veal played bass trombone back then in 1984.
Thank you for that information. Reginald Veal has developed into a fantastic bass player, from bass trombone, dont you think? And 1984 is a long time ago. We all have our memories. Thank you for sharing your memory with us.
R.I.P.- so long maestro xx and thanks for your music
May the angels carry you home dear soul, Thanks for showing up and giving us such great music.
He was without a doubt one of the true artists, may he rest in peace, Ahmad Jamal.
No matter how many times Jamal plays this signature tune, there is always something fresh and different. Badrena's percussion certainly adds another wonderful layer of sound and texture to this particular performance.
100%
One of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Ahmad Jamal, passed away at the age of 92.
RIEP
Will treasure these memories.
R.I.P Maestro. I listened to your older albums all day long. In fact I do that frequently. But today’s one was special, I have never been able to see you live, how it is great to have your recordings beside me.
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R. I. P. Great man! 😢
My heart hurts because of his loss...I loved his music and his style. Rest in peace, dear man.
RIP, and Thank you!
After listening to this, SO many times, I have to give the bass player a special applaud. Reginald Veal, you are my hero.
I totally agree
No volume
He leads us to the percussionist. They're awesome.
…I first saw Reginald Veal and Herlin Riley (drums) way back in ‘93 with The Wynton Marsalis Septet. Remarkable how much they have matured musically. What an absolute treat. Chapeau!
RIP a great jazzman is gone.
Whenever I feel a little bit down and out I listen to this, it has a magic influence, and I understand that life also has its great moments. Thanks för that lifelong lesson, Ahmad Jamal.
Very good recording! Great musicians!
Everywhere, whenever, everyone, out the World...merci!
@@santemuscle even in ROSLAGEN a liten bit of Sweden .. lol !
@@bjornjanlert1013 Soft and rythmic jazz! By the way, Björn is my cousin, a complete jazz-addict.
@@sjl7253 are ratatr to qaqeerr be xda
Not just AHMAD but the Collective joyful unity amongst each musician / percussionists Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
If this music doesn't put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step, check your pulse because you may just be dead. Thank you for the music, Ahmad Jahmal, and Rest In Peace.
RIP Prince of Hip Economy, you and John Lewis top the bill!
Rest in peace brother and thank you for your art, its a blessing for all of us
My greatest pianist of all time...
GEORGE DUKE
JOE SAMPLE
AHMAD JAMAL
MAY THEY ALL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE AND POWER WITH ALMIGHTY GOD.
RIP maestro
I remember the first time hearing this song, I was 15 in 1975 it was on Quency Jones LP, but this was on 8 Track back then I think it was on the Body Heat 8 Track tape then it's been almost 50 years for me. I haven't forgotten this tune it's deep and the music is awesome, I started dating the young lady I would end up marrying in 1979 July 10th that is also our Wedding Anniversary date. 👍🏾
My favorite jazz pianist of all times and the rhythm section is so badass!! Bass player is killing it but drummer and percussionist are too. They are so happy! This is just pure joy!
93 years old he lived a long and blessed life. When i first heard this on a mixed jazz tape i played the hell out of it.
Oh I think I've watched this at least a thousand times by now. I love the expressions on everybody's face especially the percussionist playing the mirimbas it's priceless. They all look like they're having so much fun it makes me smile
R.I.P. Great pianist , will be missed but never forgotten!!! :(
My guy & fav from days in Chicago .May
God bless his family .such a super pro!! In
Today is Ahmad Jamals 90th birthday. All the best for this great musician!
Frank Steinhardt, Germany
@Frank Steinhardt:
Thank you for reminding us of the birthday of this genius, virtuoso pianist and composer.
Vielen Dank, dass Sie uns an den Geburtstag dieses genialen, virtuosen Pianisten und Komponisten erinnert haben.
When I
was in college in 1961 we’d sit around
In a group & groove out to Ahmad with a few avijazz enthusiasts. He’s 90 & I’m 80....Best of the old folks still at it , my friend. Mikey Weichel
,
Happy Belated Birthday! I'm glad you are still with us!🥰
I saw him last year in a rare appearance at the Kennedy Center in Washington. As marvelous as ever. A genius.
may ,,, allah rest the highset place ,, jenna ferdues ,, our brother musian ,, producer ,, composer ,, activiset ahmed jamal he will be in historey and in our soul for ever ,, allah yerhamake ,, allah yerhammmake ,,
I listen to this approx once weekly, to keep my spirit alive. Thanks to these guys, I'm able to overcome boredom & depression, as I'm getting old & only 10 years younger than Ahmad.
Well then get back to a keyboard or find a piano and do some simple stuff that I bet you can do. Anything on a piano is beautiful bro! Get down there right now!
Ed, I'm 84 and lots of physical things wrong. But, I have LOTS of wonderful memories and also--I have YOU TUBE. This grants me loads and loads of musical wonders, like this one. Lots of them help restore those precious memories for me. Think of the GOOD THINGS in your life and actively throw away the negative ones. Be happy with what you have and don't continue pondering the things you don't have. God made a great place for us to enjoy. Go and enjoy !!
Me too. At 71 now, I clearly remember my very first sound of a music with that piano, hard and good percussion, that tempo that drove me crazy, those pauses throughout, etc.,.etc.
Get yourself a piano, a teacher, some coffee- spend some hours doing it. You'll be a different person. Depression will be in the rear view mirror-
66 and counting. My mom had played this song when I was a kid. I never forgot it . Peace
One of the best in jazz
ruhe in Frieden Ahmad...Gott ist mit Dir...wir danken für Dein Werk
Love love love. I’m dancing 💃🏽
I've been playing music for 53 of my 57 years. Ask a musician to pick a "favorite song." You may get a list a mile long. This piece is on my top 3. It moves me from one space, through many spaces and into another space, better than the first. Transcendent! Sublime!
pray tell, what are the other two!!! this is a great choice.
Band of 4 with a rhythm section of 3. No wonder it groves like hell ;-) Awesome!
Manolo on percussion washes all my boredom away....at a time in history like this!!!
Ahmad Jamal has such lovely hands!
one of the greatest piano players world wide.. a wonderful touch. RIP Ahmad ..s
I have the original LP with this track which I listened to in a site hut back in 1964. I still love listening to it as well as the versions on UA-cam.
Such a positive creative force in the music scene. Let your music live on and your legacy be cherished. Rest in peace Ahmad Jamal.
Quelle delicatesse de jeu,une pure merveille.
This is the most relaxing song I ever heard. It has now become my daily routine...
The greatest sound a child could ever hear and grow up on. And here it is today.
No words can express how this rendition touches deep down inside of me. I can play it dozens of times and it just gets better!
black and white is beautiful!! may jazz live forever!! soooo much love Odette
RIP, Mr. Jamal, you were an early part of my introduction to acoustic jazz, remember seeing him at Blues Alley in the Mid to late 80s. Tried again to see him at Arlington VAs Rosslyn jazz fest in the early 2000s, and dragged my wife and then young children to Rosslyn on a beautiful September day, they tolerated it the best they could!
Saw him at a club in Montreal in the 80s. Muhammad Ali was there that night
Rest in Heaven, Ahmad Jamal!
I didn't know he passed. My husband bought my first vinyl albums with an elegant hard cover in the 1950's, he was one of a kind. I love jazz musicians all my life.
There are few things I like more than great musicians smiling as they perform. What a lesson in groove!
RIP, Ahmad Jamal. Passed 4/16/2023, age 92.
Mr. Jamal is the undisputed truth and his sound will always be appreciated by real music lovers. 🎶
When he passed the @JazzBums dedicate one of their live streams in his honor.
I was new to jazz so it was my first exposure to him and I bought Happy Moods on vinyl.
It’s become my favorite jazz album. I’ve been collecting his albums ever since and he is far and away the artist I have the most on vinyl of any genre.
Watching interviews and performances I have a sense he was a pretty fantastic person.
This right here, did you hear me? This right here is truly a phenomenal sound!!! Smooth, cool, sexy and relaxing!!! All of these musicians are GREAT!!!
Makes me cry with such joy that I am alive to hear this
I used to play this piece almost daily, holding my Maltese in my arms and dancing around my apartment. My Maltese loved it and so did I. Now my little one is gone, and I’m too old and unsteady to dance, but I still listen to this and love it.
What a lovely memory that you shared. Next to our wonderful and loyal and loving dogs, isn't jazz the BEST!!! PLEASE dance again, but with someone you love to help to steady you!!! Good health and the best to you, Janet.
Un grand est parti, 😢mais sa musique restera pour nous une œuvre dédiée a l'humanité, 😊,un grang jazzman 😅, merci beaucoup
I am 84 and am in radio broadcasting and thinking of giving it all up.....until i hear this....Ahmad and i played at Birdland on “open Mic” sessions way back in the 50s.Miles always said he was influenced by Ahmad’s approach to music...also Keith Jarrett was influence!!! God how time flies!!!...I still remember some of those halcyon days!!!
You've lived some great history. Thanks for sharing!
This is my go to start my day song, the bass and drum players are in that pocket so tight it's like one person playing three instruments! Its. A beautiful thing.
I listen to this commuting from work, nothing on the road bothers me , crazy drivers ! Nothing! This is beautiful music..... Thank you Ahmad Jamal.
I'm going to say again. In 1963 when I was a kid when I first heard this tune, this music, It was hypnotic to me. This tune is always in my mind.
Dean
Seattle
Thanks for the music Ahmad ❤
PEACE OUT 2 1 of the BEST INFLUENTIAL so-called jazz artists of ALL-TIME. Bro. Jamal,
WE THANK U ! WE WILL MISS U ! ! WE'LL NEVER 4GET U ! ! ! WE LOVE U ! ! ! ! ✊🏿
Ahmad has a nice smile and seems to be enjoying this, perhaps his 1000th performance of Poinciana
Ahmad has such nice teeth. ( ^ _ ^ )
I remember in about 1959 when this was at the top of the charts. Loved it then and it's still great with many new embellishments.
After years I have begun to reacquaint myself with jazz... remembering it's beauty to the ears and it's ability to touch one's soul. Thank you to all it's artist... Miles, Coltrane,Mangione,Prysock and more...live on !!!
Brought a tear to my eye. 60 years ago we rocked our baby daughter to sleep to this,
J'imagine comme ce doit être émouvant, en effet. 🥲
I 1st heard the album when I was 10yrs. old in the late 50's, played by my oldest brother Morris Sanders. He's not with us, but I still love the artist and the great music. Thurmond Michael Sanders
My father took me with him to a record store in 1958 to buy the album Ahmad Jamal At the Pershing. I was just four years old then and I inherited his album. What a treasure!
Like I said before, Ahmad Jamal with this tune turned my life around at my age of 12 years old in 1961. From our deaf parents who never knew music, my older sister bought the Ahmad Jamal Live Album at the Pershing Hotel in NY 1959 album with the iconic Poinciana tune. We played it on the old record player. I was instantly hooked on this sound. This new music to me of which I had never known so I was instantly hooked with a 12 year old hypnotic self-induced addiction to something new after Grandma told me to walk down the street to take the Saturday morning piano lessons from the lady. Yes, I'm playing piano again with all the sexy arpeggios. Not bad but others say I should put a vase on the local public piano's they have everywhere here, haha.
I was able to see Ahmad Jamal a number of times not too many years ago at Jazz Alley in Seattle.
Dean Jackson
Seattle
Great story!
Yes! my first of his albums; bought it right after he blew me away at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. Still got it, still play it, scratches and all!
I first heard this song when I was about 12 yrs old & fell madly in love w/jazz & that moment. Some 62 yrs later & it still sounds good!
One of the all time best! Humble pause.. letting the others walk the dog... Class!!!
“Letting the others walk the dog” - love that!!!
RIP to one of the greats.
Rest in peace and rise in glory. Great jazz piano playing by Ahmad Jamal.
Happy Heavenly Birthday Mom!! Happy memories of hearing your LP's while you were doing housework!! Poinciana became of my favorites...60 yrs later I still appreciate this phenomenal musician and this music ❤❤😊🎉
RIP genius! thanks for all the amazing music!
One of greatest percussionist pieces of all time. Pj
Mr Jamal...you are a gift to this world. You have an incredible touch to the piano. What an inspiration you are to all generations.
Always have had a special place in my music loving heart! Thank you, Ahmad Jamal for your grace and musicianship. You mastered your assignment...RIP..The Celestial Orchestra has another incredible member.
Dynamic Player! When my daughter, Ali, was 8 years old, I was working in NYC and I took her with me to the jazz supper club to listen to him and band. They seated us up front and the drummer asked a couple of times..."is this music too loud for her"...so sweet of him. People afterwards came up to me and said "what a great ideal to introduce your child to music this way.
Brenda Perkins .... Agree. Your daughter is all the better for that introduction
What a great gift for her ! ❤
what a wonderful story to share
Lucky to have seen him live!
Perhaps that’s a memory your daughter may always have. 🌹
Ahmad passed away last month and it leaves me a bit empty as I have been following him since the 60s. This performance is exemplary of his abilities.
That'0s inaccurate! As of Oct. 6, 2022 he is alive and well - He is 92 years old. Though he is no longer touring.
@@PierreKerbage Happily you seem to be correct and I had the wrong information. I'm glad you were right.
@@daveharrison8286 Thank you Dave! Cheers.
The bass is so on point.
Legend. 💔