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  • RIP Ahmad Jamal

    From Andy Evans@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 17 03:00:15 2023
    I knew he was very old and one day he would pass. Still, it's sad news. I can't begin to say how much he meant to me - I saw him twice in London. He was a fine, fine man. He used to give the waitresses big tips at the end of his booking. Maybe through
    running the Alhambra and knowing the business.

    I particularly treasure the video attached. I've played it many times to other musicians as a model of how to enjoy being on stage and making music together. It doesn't get much better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M

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  • From mswdesign@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Andy Evans on Mon Apr 17 05:45:43 2023
    On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 5:00:18 AM UTC-5, Andy Evans wrote:
    I knew he was very old and one day he would pass. Still, it's sad news. I can't begin to say how much he meant to me - I saw him twice in London. He was a fine, fine man. He used to give the waitresses big tips at the end of his booking. Maybe through
    running the Alhambra and knowing the business.
    I particularly treasure the video attached. I've played it many times to other musicians as a model of how to enjoy being on stage and making music together. It doesn't get much better.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M

    I don't think I knew him well until I streamed The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62 (Mosaic) which is quite a treasure chest.

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  • From raymond.hallbear1@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Andy Evans on Mon Apr 17 08:11:59 2023
    On Monday, 17 April 2023 at 20:00:18 UTC+10, Andy Evans wrote:
    I knew he was very old and one day he would pass. Still, it's sad news. I can't begin to say how much he meant to me - I saw him twice in London. He was a fine, fine man. He used to give the waitresses big tips at the end of his booking. Maybe through
    running the Alhambra and knowing the business.

    I particularly treasure the video attached. I've played it many times to other musicians as a model of how to enjoy being on stage and making music together. It doesn't get much better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M

    What I liked about Jamal was that he didn't over elaborate in improvisation and his relatively sparser texture on the piano is always a pleasure to listen to.

    Ray Hall, Taree

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to Andy Evans on Mon Apr 17 12:51:17 2023
    On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 3:00:18 AM UTC-7, Andy Evans wrote:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M

    This was his signature piece more than any other.

    dk

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to Dan Koren on Mon Apr 17 12:56:08 2023
    On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 12:51:20 PM UTC-7, Dan Koren wrote:
    On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 3:00:18 AM UTC-7, Andy Evans wrote:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M

    This was his signature piece more than any other.


    https://youtu.be/RaivdOxCiLE

    dk

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  • From Matthias Schneider@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 22 10:41:30 2023
    For me the greatest jazz pianist next to Art Tatum.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA9GhIyP_zI

    mtths

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  • From Oscar@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 22 10:53:42 2023
    Rest In Peace, Ahmad Jamal. Two recently-issued archival releases from the 1960s on the new Jazz Detective label are worth an audition or 3.

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to Matthias Schneider on Sat Apr 22 16:42:52 2023
    On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 10:41:32 AM UTC-7, Matthias Schneider wrote:
    For me the greatest jazz pianist next to Art Tatum.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA9GhIyP_zI


    No words for Brubeck, Evans, Garner, Monk or
    Peterson?

    dk

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  • From Andy Evans@21:1/5 to Matthias Schneider on Sun Apr 23 02:20:19 2023
    On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 18:41:32 UTC+1, Matthias Schneider wrote:
    For me the greatest jazz pianist next to Art Tatum.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA9GhIyP_zI
    mtths

    Thanks! Very nice. Vernell Fournier went in 2000 and Israel Crosby in 1962. Ahmad was certainly a survivor. He recorded nice stuff even in his 80s.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrtOmOiAU7Y

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  • From raymond.hallbear1@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Dan Koren on Sun Apr 23 16:49:58 2023
    On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 09:42:56 UTC+10, Dan Koren wrote:
    On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 10:41:32 AM UTC-7, Matthias Schneider wrote:
    For me the greatest jazz pianist next to Art Tatum.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA9GhIyP_zI

    No words for Brubeck, Evans, Garner, Monk or
    Peterson?

    dk

    Not forgetting Bud Powell, the one bop pianist on a par with Charlie Parker's talent on sax.

    Ray Hall, Taree

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  • From raymond.hallbear1@gmail.com@21:1/5 to raymond....gmail.com on Sun Apr 23 18:05:19 2023
    On Monday, 24 April 2023 at 09:50:01 UTC+10, raymond....gmail.com wrote:
    On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 09:42:56 UTC+10, Dan Koren wrote:
    On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 10:41:32 AM UTC-7, Matthias Schneider wrote:
    For me the greatest jazz pianist next to Art Tatum.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA9GhIyP_zI

    No words for Brubeck, Evans, Garner, Monk or
    Peterson?

    dk
    Not forgetting Bud Powell, the one bop pianist on a par with Charlie Parker's talent on sax.

    https://youtu.be/_YKLYC-PKj8

    This is Bud Powell's Cleopatra's Dream. An amazing piece of pianism.

    Ray Hall, Taree

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