''Extensions'' is an album by American jazz pianist
Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1965 and released on the
Argo label.
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Critical reception
AllMusic
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awarded the album 3 stars.
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Track listing
# "Extensions" (Ahmad Jamal) – 13:10
# "Dance to the Lady" (
John Handy
John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933) is an American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone. He also sings and plays the tenor and baritone saxophone, saxello, clarinet, and oboe.
Biography
Handy was born in Da ...
) – 5:50
# "This Terrible Planet" (Bob Williams) – 7:56
# "
Whisper Not" (
Benny Golson
Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/ hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launc ...
) – 7:10
Personnel
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Ahmad Jamal –
piano
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Jamil Nasser –
bass
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Vernel Fournier
Vernel Anthony Fournier (July 30, 1928 – November 4, 2000) and, from 1975, known as Amir Rushdan, was an American jazz drummer probably best known for his work with Ahmad Jamal from 1956 to 1962.
Biography
Fournier was born in New Orleans ...
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drums
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References
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Argo Records albums
Ahmad Jamal albums
1965 albums