Ahmad Jamal leads his long-running trio with electric bassist James Cammack and drummer Idris Muhammad for these 2004 studio sessions.
Mixing it up with four standards and five originals, the trio sounds as if they have just completed a several-week tour playing these numbers every night.
Jamal begins "I'm Old Fashioned" in a fairly straight-ahead fashion, taking only a few sudden detours near the end of the performance.
The old chestnut "Yours Is My Heart Alone" was a favorite of Oscar Peterson during the '60s, yet Jamal finds his own path in this lyrical gem by Franz Lehár.
"My Heart Stood Still" is one of the most beloved ballads penned by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, though the pianist has a bit of fun with it by speeding up the tempo at times (evidently racing, rather than stilling one's heart, though the symbolism is the same for love).
Jamal's originals are also delightful.
"Swahililand" is full of drama with an infectious undercurrent.
His quirky "Topsy Turvy" takes shape slowly with many sudden twists.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Old FashionedJerome Kern, Johnny Mercer | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | After Fajr | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 06:55 | 15 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Milan | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Yours Is My Heart Alone | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | SwahililandAhmad Jamal | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 07:25 | 17 MB | 44 MB |
| 6 | My Heart Stood StillLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Time on My HandsM. Gordon | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 07:27 | 17 MB | 44 MB |
| 8 | Topsy TurvyAhmad Jamal | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 09:26 | 21 MB | 52 MB |
| 9 | Manhattan Reflections | Ahmad Jamal | Play | 07:06 | 16 MB | 46 MB |
| 59 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 323 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodi Jenkins Ainsworth | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 2 | Tom Baskett | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 3 | Tom Baskett | Bass (Vocal) |
| 4 | Sylvain Béziat | Assistant |
| 5 | James Cammack | Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 6 | Frank Capri | Photography |
| 7 | Jean-François Deiber | Producer |
| 8 | Richard Evans | Adaptation, Vocal Contractor |
| 9 | M. Gordon | Composer |
| 10 | Troy Halderson | Engineer |
| 11 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 12 | Ahmad Jamal | Arranger, Composer, Liner Notes, Main Personnel, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 13 | Raphaël Jonin | Mastering |
| 14 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 15 | Vincent Mahey | Editing, Engineer, Mixing |
| 16 | Françoiis Martin Bled | Art Direction, Design |
| 17 | Yumico Matsuoka | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 18 | Donna McElroy | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 19 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 20 | Moffat, Derek | Assistant |
| 21 | Idris Muhammad | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 22 | Ted Paduck | Engineer |
| 23 | Paul J. Pampinella | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 24 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 25 | Keith Shortreed | Digital Editing |
| 26 | Paul Stiller | Main Personnel, Tenor (Vocal), Vocals |
| 27 | Vox One | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |