Nature: The Essence Part Three is an album by the American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, recorded in France in 1997 and released on the Birdology label.[3]

Nature: The Essence Part Three
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1998
Recorded	July 23–25, 1997
Studio	Studio La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:44
Label	Birdology 3984-23105-2
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (1996) Nature: The Essence Part Three (1998) Picture Perfect (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Critical reception

Richard S. Ginell, in his review for AllMusic, states: "Still pursuing his own muse, Jamal is up to his usual tricks with his hypnotic vamps and feverish runs, as ever refusing to toe the line and sound like everyone else".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal unless noted.

1. "If I Find You Again" [Quartet] – 7:52
2. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:47
3. "Chaperon" – 2:46
4. "Devil's in My Den" – 4:59
5. "And We Were Lovers" (Jerry Goldsmith) – 3:25
6. "Fantastic Vehicle" [Abridged Version] (Joe Kennedy, Jr.) – 4:40
7. "The End of a Love Affair" [Abridged Version] (Edward Redding) – 6:57
8. "Cabin in the Sky" [Medley] (Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke) – 8:50
9. "If I Find You Again" [Duet] – 4:46

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Othello Molineaux – steel drum
• James Cammack – bass
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Manolo Badrena – percussion
• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (track 4)

References