The Awakening (Ahmad Jamal album)

The Awakening
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released 1970
Recorded February 2 & 3, 1970
Genre Jazz
Length 40:34
Label Impulse!
Producer Ed Michael
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Tranquility
(1968)		 The Awakening
(1969)		 Freeflight
(1971)

The Awakening is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1970 for the Impulse! label.[1]

Contents

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except as indicated
  1. "The Awakening" - 6:19
  2. "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd, Hale Smith) - 7:19
  3. "Patterns" - 6:19
  4. "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) - 5:05
  5. "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon) - 4:40
  6. "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) - 6:27
  7. "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 4:25
  • Recorded ay Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on February 2 & 3, 1970

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 14, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 14, 2011