Khan Jamal
Khan Jamal | |
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| Born | July 23, 1946 Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | vibraphone, marimba, percussion |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | SteepleChase |
Khan Jamal (born July 23, 1946, Jacksonville, Florida[1]) is an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. Ron Wynn describes Jamal as "a proficient soloist when playing free material, jazz-rock and fusion, hard bop, or bluesy fare."[1]
Jamal began playing vibraphone during the mid-1960s.[2] Later in the decade, he joined Cosmic Forces, then co-founded Sounds of Liberation with Byard Lancaster during the early 1970s.[1] During the 1970s, Jamal studied at Combs College of Music and joined Sunny Murray's group Untouchable Factor.[1] In addition to leading his own groups, Jamal has performed with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society, Joe Bonner, Billy Bang, Charles Tyler and others.[1][2]
Discography
| Name | Year | Publishment |
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| Drumdance to the Motherland | 1972 | Dogtown |
| Give the Vibes Some | 1974 | Palm Records |
| The River | 1978 | Philly Jazz, with Bill Lewis |
| Infinity | 1984) | Stash 278 |
| Dark Warrior | 1984 | SteepleChase |
| Three | 1985 | SteepleChase |
| The Traveller | 1985 | SteepleChase |
| Thinking of You | 1986 | Storyville |
| Speak Easy | 1988 | Gazell |
| Don't Take No | 1989 | Vintage Jazz |
| Percussion&Strings | 1997 | CIMP |
| Cubano Chant | 2001 | Jambrio 1002 |
| Balafon Dance | 2002 | CIMP |
| Cool | 2002 | Jambrio |
| Black Awareness | 2005 | CIMP |
| Return from Exile | 2005 | Philly Jazz |
| Fire and Water | 2007 | CIMP with Dylan Taylor, Bass |
| Impressions of Coltrane | 2009 | SteepleChase |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Wynn, Ron (1994), Ron Wynn (ed.), All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, pp. 370–371, ISBN 0-87930-308-5
- ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 762–763. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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