Live at Montreal 1985 [Live]

Ahmad Jamal | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002IJY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,496 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yellow Fellow

2. Make Someone Happy

3. Acorn

4. Crossroads

5. Rossiter Road

6. 'Round Midnight

7. Footprints

8. Ebony

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Live Album, February 3, 2009

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J. Murray - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Montreal 1985 (Audio CD)

I bought this recording on tape years ago and I think that it is one of Ahmad Jamal's best work. The album is recorded live. The format is a percussion dominante quartet (2 out of 4 members) that starts with "Yellow Fellow" (13 min.) the piece has a fast tempo and Jamal counters the strong visual movement of the percussion. "Yellow Fellow" is why I bought the cd and tape originally. The next two "Make Someone Happy" and "Acorn" are slower with the first cut a solo and "Acorn" having a distinct meandering quality that creates a defined mood. "Crossroads" returns to the upbeat tempo with a penetrating journey that lends itself to more abstract qualities. "Rossiter Road" has more of a medium beat that builds to a cresendo and has some stylized characteristics and is a worthy piece. The classic "Round Midnight" is flighty and moody and complex. "Footprints" uses percussion and piano to portray a sense of free association that is interesting and complex. The last cut,"Ebony", is slow at the start and builds to a strong end.
I thing ths is a great example of Ahmad Jamals talents as a jazz pianist.

1.0 out of 5 stars Where's the piano?, February 14, 2011

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Douglas Tourtelot - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Montreal 1985 (Audio CD)

I am a huge Ahmad Jamal fan and have many of his releases both on CD and on vinyl. I found this in a used bin the other day and thought what a good one I had found.

I put it on the 'table and was horrified that the mix was so bad that I found it un-listenable. Drums and percussion so far forward and the piano so far back in the mix that Mr. Jamal's likely brilliant playing can not be heard.

Go for Digital Works instead!