Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad died in 2023 and this was Paris 2012, the encore. I don’t pretend to know a lot about him. But the way he lets the others breathe in this track (and he’d performed this hundreds if not thousands of times) is just wonderful. [media=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M&list=RDcytUz9KkK9M&start_radio=1&pp=ygUVYWhtYWQgamFtYWwgcG9pbmNpYW5hoAcB&ra=m]

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JonLosAngeles66 · M

Love this tune. Made him famous. Check out the version he did in the 50's. The drums are incredible on that.

Naifoldman · 61-69, MNew

Sounds good, but the percussionist really adds something in the 2012 concert.

Naifoldman · 61-69, MNew

Another of my favourites. Again, difficult to describe, but when Oscar takes off 01:54, wow.
[media=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2jL_Kg-lS_k&list=RD2jL_Kg-lS_k&start_radio=1&pp=ygUJVHJpY290aXNtoAcB&ra=m]

Naifoldman · 61-69, MNew

And then later he goes quiet and comps Ray Brown perfectly ( at least to my untrained ears).

BlueSkyKing · M

This version by Danny Gatton is somewhat busier. With Jamal, less is more.
[media=https://youtu.be/0UsNmyL6HK8]

JonLosAngeles66 · M

[media=https://youtu.be/Z0e2G32f3IU]

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