Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2

Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1996
Recorded	October 30 & 31, 1994 and February 6 & 7, 1995 Studio Marcadet, La Plaine Saint Denis, France and Clinton Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:31
Label	Birdology 529447-2
Ahmad Jamal chronology
The Essence Part One (1995) Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (1995) Ahmad Jamal a Paris (1996)

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Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in Paris in 1994 and New York in 1995 and released on the Birdology label.^[2]

Reception

Richard S. Ginell, in his review for Allmusic, states "Into his mid-60s, Jamal remained as distinctive and inventive a pianist as ever, with delightful surprises lurking around every bend".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except as indicated

1. "Lament" - 8:59
2. "There's a Lull in My Life" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) - 6:38
3. "Manhattan Reflections" - 8:35
4. "Big Byrd" - 15:13
5. "Jamie My Boy" - 9:36
6. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 8:30

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal - piano
• James Cammack (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6), Jamil Nasser (tracks 3 & 4) - bass
• Idris Muhammad - drums
• Manolo Badrena - percussion
• Joe Kennedy, Jr. - violin (track 3)
• Donald Byrd - trumpet (track 4)

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