The Awakening (Ahmad Jamal album)
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | February 2–3, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Cool jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
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The Awakening is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1970 for the Impulse! label.[1]
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."[3]
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 his work.[4][5]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
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
- Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on February 2 & 3, 1970
Personnel
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 14, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 14, 2011
- ^ "Ahmad Jamal: The Awakening Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Ahmad Jamal - The Awakening". Pitchfork. April 3, 2017.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.