180g Super Fidelity Vinyl Double LP!
Blue Moon is not just Ahmad Jamal's latest album, it's his latest masterpiece, suffused with a feeling reminiscent of his greatest periods with Chess and Impulse! Original compositions of pure majesty, brilliant new interpretations of American legends (the "film noir," Broadway, the vast open spaces), each of these nine pieces showcases Jamal's creative reinvention of swing, provides a pretext for some breathtaking melodies and calls on sophisticated syncopations that will leave you gasping.
Accompanied by three impeccable guardians of the tempo, Ahmad Jamal is at the peak of his art. Formerly a highly talented pianist of a type of music known as jazz, he is now the chief apostle of American classical music.
"Blue Moon, is arguably one of [Ahmad Jamal's] most accomplished efforts since his Chess/Impulse! heyday....it's his interpretative skills that ensure Blue Moon will go down as one of Jamal's modern greats." -Jon O'Brien, allmusic.com
Features:
&full; 180g Super Fidelity Vinyl
&full; Double LP
&full; Limited time download card included
Musicians:
Ahmad Jamal, piano
Reginald Veal, double bass
Herlin Riley, drums
Manolo Badrena, percussion
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. Autumn Rain
2. Blue Moon
LP 1 - Side B:
1. The Gypsy
2. Invitation
LP 2 - Side C:
1. I Remember Italy
2. Laura
LP 2 - Side D:
1. Morning Mist
2. This is the Life
3. Woody'n You
Blue Moon is not just Ahmad Jamal's latest album, it's his latest masterpiece, suffused with a feeling reminiscent of his greatest periods with Chess and Impulse! Original compositions of pure majesty, brilliant new interpretations of American legends (the "film noir," Broadway, the vast open spaces), each of these nine pieces showcases Jamal's creative reinvention of swing, provides a pretext for some breathtaking melodies and calls on sophisticated syncopations that will leave you gasping.
Accompanied by three impeccable guardians of the tempo, Ahmad Jamal is at the peak of his art. Formerly a highly talented pianist of a type of music known as jazz, he is now the chief apostle of American classical music.
"Blue Moon, is arguably one of [Ahmad Jamal's] most accomplished efforts since his Chess/Impulse! heyday....it's his interpretative skills that ensure Blue Moon will go down as one of Jamal's modern greats." -Jon O'Brien, allmusic.com
Features:
&full; 180g Super Fidelity Vinyl
&full; Double LP
&full; Limited time download card included
Musicians:
Ahmad Jamal, piano
Reginald Veal, double bass
Herlin Riley, drums
Manolo Badrena, percussion
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. Autumn Rain
2. Blue Moon
LP 1 - Side B:
1. The Gypsy
2. Invitation
LP 2 - Side C:
1. I Remember Italy
2. Laura
LP 2 - Side D:
1. Morning Mist
2. This is the Life
3. Woody'n You
