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Ahmad Jamal with the Assai Quartet by Ahmad Jamal
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fave it World Fusion | Contemporary
10 tracks | 46 minutes
Released Feb 2000
on Roesch Records
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Miles Davis once said, "Ahmad Jamal's music is like space breathing through music." This recording with a string quartet underscores that statement.
Bio / Background
SPECIAL NOTE: You can see a great 10-minute PBS video at:
http://www.davidmillsmusic.com/video.htm
or click on the Ahmad Jamal Web Site link (below left)
AHMAD JAMAL WITH THE ASSAI QUARTET is Ahmad Jamal's first outing with a string quartet.
The five compositions are presented in the order they were written, and one can hear a progression.
Ahmad begins with the string quartet phrasing as a single instrument set against the jazz trio (piano-bass-drums).
By the fourth piece, "Patouche" Ahmad defers to the quartet by opening with solo violin, and later has the strings dominate the 7/4 rhythm while the drums and piano splash in and out with color.
The conclusion, "A Short Piece" is performed by the string quartet alone, and in the Ellington tradition, there is an individualized solo for each player.
POTS EN VERRE is a suite of solo piano improvisations recorded on the Steinway grand in Ahmad's living room.
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dramatic misttruedawn wrote on July 19, 2009
in the room feel