music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Awakening is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1970 for the Impulse! label.[1]
1970 studio album by Ahmad Jamal
The Awakening |
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Released | 1970 |
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Recorded | February 2–3, 1970 |
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Genre | Cool jazz, post-bop |
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Length | 40:34 |
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Label | Impulse! |
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Producer | Ed Michel |
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Production
The album was recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on February 2 and 3, 1970.[2] It was produced by Ed Michel, whose production credits also include jazz and blues artists such as John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, John Coltrane, and Alice Coltrane.[3] The liner notes were written by jazz historian Leonard Feather.[4]
Critical reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "By 1970, pianist Ahmad Jamal's style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous while still retaining his musical identity... Intriguing performances showing that Ahmad Jamal was continuing to evolve".[2]
Writing in Pitchfork, Michael J. Agovino writes that the album "is a fine example of Jamal’s stately—and understated—elegance punctuated with doodles of whimsy".[5]
Retrospectively, the album has had an influence in Hip hop music culture and production, with artists such as Nas and Common sampling tracks from the album for their work.[6][7]
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [2] |
Pitchfork | (8.0/10)[5] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |     [8] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |    [9] |
Track listing
- "The Awakening" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
- "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd, Hale Smith) – 7:19
- "Patterns" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:19
- "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:05
- "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon) – 4:40
- "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) – 6:27
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:25
Personnel
- Ahmad Jamal – piano
- Jamil Nasser – bass
- Frank Gant – drums
References
- Impulse! Records discography accessed April 14, 2011
- Yanow, Scott (n.d.). "Ahmad Jamal Trio / Ahmad Jamal: The Awakening". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "Ed Michel: Credits". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- Ahmad Jamal (1970). The Awakening (LP). Impulse. OCLC 5794763. AS-9194.
- Agovino, Michael J. (April 3, 2017). "Ahmad Jamal: The Awakening". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- Jazz Night in America (2017-04-19), "Jazz is the mother of hip-hop" | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA, retrieved 2017-07-02
- Nas – The World Is Yours, retrieved 2017-07-02
- Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. New York: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 9780394726434. LCCN 84-42510.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 761. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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