The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful
1968 studio album by Ahmad Jamal
The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful | ||||
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Studio album by Ahmad Jamal | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | February 12 & 13, 1968 | |||
Studio | Fine Recording Studios, New York | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 28:05 | |||
Label | Cadet LPS-807 | |||
Producer | Richard Evans | |||
Ahmad Jamal chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.[2]
Critical reception
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.[1]
Track listing
- "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:38
- "Ballad for Beverly" (Bob Williams) – 3:24
- "Of Bass I Love" (Ahmad Jamal, Jamil Sulieman) – 2:40
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 2:40
- "I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)" (Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas) – 2:47
- "At Long Last Love" (Cole Porter) – 2:50
- "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 2:23
- "Gypsies in the Wind" (Williams) – 2:55
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – 2:48
- "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:00
Personnel
- Ahmad Jamal – piano
- Jamil Sulieman – bass
- Frank Gant – drums
- The Howard Roberts Choir – vocals
- Hale Smith – conductor
References
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 20121
- ^ Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 18, 2012
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- Ahmad Jamal Plays (1955)
- The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1955)
- Count 'Em 88 (1956)
- The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (1959)
- Jamal at the Penthouse (1959)
- Happy Moods (1960)
- Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (1960)
- Macanudo (1962)
- The Roar of the Greasepaint (1965)
- Extensions (1965)
- Rhapsody (1966)
- Heat Wave (1966)
- Cry Young (1967)
- The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful (1968)
- Tranquility (1968)
- The Awakening (1970)
- Ahmad Jamal '73 (1973)
- Jamalca (1974)
- Jamal Plays Jamal (1974)
- Genetic Walk (1975)
- Steppin' Out with a Dream (1976)
- One (1978)
- Intervals (1980)
- Night Song (1980)
- Digital Works (1985)
- Rossiter Road (1986)
- Crystal (1987)
- Pittsburgh (1989)
- I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn (1994)
- The Essence Part One (1995)
- Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (1995)
- Nature: The Essence Part Three (1997)
- Ballades (2019)
- Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV (1958)
- At the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958)
- At the Pershing, Vol. 2 (1958)
- Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal (1958)
- Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra (1961)
- All of You (1961)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (1962)
- Poinciana (1963)
- Naked City Theme (1964)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited (1968)
- Freeflight (1971)
- Outertimeinnerspace (1972)
- Recorded Live at Oil Can Harry's (1976)
- Live at Bubba's (1980)
- In Concert (1981)
- Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (1985)
- Live in Paris 1992 (1992)
- Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (1992)
- Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge 1958 (2007)
- Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 (2007)
- Standard Eyes (1967)