A key inspiration for Miles Davis and other greats, Jamal's final San Diego performance was in 2007. 'My career is peaking like it hasn't ever peaked before' he said at the time
This year’s offerings also include sets by John Adams, The Kinks, The Notorious B.I.G., Little Feat, Blondie and more‘MY CAREER IS PEAKING LIKE IT HASN’T EVER PEAKED BEFORE’Ahmad Jamal has been one of the most eloquent and influential pianists in jazz for more than half a century, in large part because he has devoted so much of his time to nurturing his greatest passion.
Jamal’s live performance contracts stipulate that he be provided with a digital electronic keyboard in his hotel rooms at each stop on his tours. His most recent trek took him from Portugal to England, then over to France for more concerts and a four-day recording session, followed by a tour-closing date Saturday in the northern French port city of Boulogne.
“Wonderful piano” is an apt description of any keyboard Jamal plays. Like few others, he is blessed with a pinpoint command of his instrument and the ability to strike a fine balance between freedom and discipline, fire and finesse.A master of dynamic control and of musical tension and release, he can create perfectly formed new compositions within any given piece to make his improvisations sound both surprising and completely logical.
Davis not only asked some of the pianists in his own bands to play like Jamal, he asked one of his best drummers, Philly Joe Jones, to rhythmically emulate the accents Jamal’s guitarist, future San Diegan Ray Crawford, played with his thumb. Davis also recorded Jamal’s 1955 composition “New Rumba,” and performed it in concert.
The two are the latest in a long line of notable Jamal band members. It’s a musical fraternity that dates back to guitarist Crawford and the redoubtable rhythm section of bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Vernell Fournier, who replaced Crawford in 1956.
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