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Kent Houser's avatar

Ted - What an excellent tribute to one of the "game changers" of mid-late 20th Century jazz music. Ahmad Jamal never lost the importance of melody he highlighted in his playing, in my opinion. Like Beethoven, he recognized the importance of the "pause" in bringing the listener into the complete "narrative" of the music. How interesting that he elevated Peace to the highest level of our personal goals and life's walk in these times in which we live. Kent H

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Richard Cheverton's avatar

Brilliant piece that brought back memories. I was a dumb kid from Michigan, in college in the 60s, in Chicago, where one of the radio stations broadcast live music late on Saturday nights...and there it was--“Poinciana,”--which never seemed to end, and when it did, I wanted it to go on forever. Jamal could lock a kid's brain up in a velvet box and throw away the key. Effortlessly.

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