''Jamal Plays Jamal'' is an album by American jazz pianist

Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a NEA Jazz Ma ...

featuring performances recorded in 1974 and released on the

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accessed May 24, 2012

Critical reception

The

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review awarded the album 4 stars stating "''Jamal Plays Jamal'' epitomizes the commercial leanings and pop textures that dominate Ahmad Jamal's mid-'70s fusion efforts for the 20th Century label. Though his funkiest and most accessible recording to date, it nevertheless retains the melodic invention and intricacy of his more conventional jazz records".Ankeny, J
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal. # "Eclipse" – 7:08 # "Pastures" – 6:40 # "Dialogue" – 8:43 # "Spanish Interlude" – 7:17 # "Death and Resurrection" – 4:43 # "Swahililand" – 9:56

Personnel

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synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

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Frank Gant Frank Gant (born May 26, 1931- July 19, 2021) was an American jazz drummer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Gant recorded with Donald Byrd, Sonny Stitt, and extensively with Yusef Lateef in the late 1950s and then Red Garland before becoming a membe ...

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References

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