Review: Tim Hardin 2 - Verve Forecast
Sus composiciones fueron versionadas por Scott Walker, Four Tops, Rod Stewart, Paul Weller, Mark Lanegan, Colin Blunstone, la pareja formada por Johnny Cash y June Carter, Sarabeth Tucek o unos Okervill River que tomaron su “Black sheep boy” para titular un álbum de evidente inspiración y dedicatoria.
RTVE Radio - La playa de Astrud Gilberto
En 1967 se publicó el disco de Astrud Gilberto 'Beach samba' que ahora se reedita en vinilo de 180 gramos con la misma carpeta que el LP original.
Süddeutschen Zeitung - The pioneer Ahmad Jamal revolutionised the jazz piano.
There you can already hear the leap from the classical trio to the musical understanding with which he could transform a jazz standard into a piano concerto.
Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse
Come cadeau da far(si) in prospettiva più o meno natalizia, la Jazz Detective—nuova etichetta del produttore Zev Feldman, sempre attivissimo nel riesumare registrazioni inedite (come qui) o comunque rare
Downbeat Magazine Review - Ahmad Jamal Emerald City Nights
Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse (1963–1964) and (1965–1966) reveal the commanding, dynamic pianist in dazzling form, backed by bassists Richard Evans and Jamil Nasser and drummer Chuck Lampkin on the 1963–’64 shows, and by Nasser and drummers Lampkin, Vernel Fournier and Frank Gant on the 1965–’66 dates.
'Emerald City Nights' revisits jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal in a series from the 1960s
When Jamal's trios visited Penthouse jazz club in Seattle in the '60s, they came to play. Now 92, the pianist has signed off on the release of a new series of live recordings from back in the day.
The New Yorker - Boxing Up the Past: The Year in 16 Pop, Rap, Soul and Jazz Sets
Anniversary editions rediscovered live jazz from Elvin Jones, Charles Mingus and Ahmad Jamal arrived in 2022.
The New Yorker - How Ahmad Jamal Expanded the Spatial Frontiers of Jazz.
New, previously unissued recordings reveal the pianist’s innovations at a critical moment in the evolution of jazz.
The Wall Street Journal - Ahmad Jamal Review: A Minimalist Pianist Lets Loose
Though often praised for his light touch, the pianist exhibits a wild and relentless inventiveness on two newly released sets of recordings from 1960s shows in Seattle.
JazzTimes - Ahmad Jamal - Live at the Penthouse 1963-1966
Review of two archival collections featuring the fabled pianist
NPR Morning Edition - Nate Chinen interviews Ahmad Jamal about Emerald City Nights
Influential jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal has released a pair of archival albums.
Variety - Exclusive Record Store Day Vinyl From Piano Legend Ahmad Jamal
“Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964” and “Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966,” will come out in the vinyl format as limited editions.
Toma Jazz - Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights
¡Atención coleccionistas y sibaritas exquisitos! Aquí llega una de esas piezas que con el paso de los años se atesoran como únicas, valiosas y, tal vez incluso, inencontrables.
Jazz Magazine - Story : The beautiful days of Albert Ayler (Choc)
For the first time, the legendary concerts of Albert Ayler at the Maeght Foundation in 1970 are published in their entirety in a sumptuous in a sumptuous CD or vinyl box set.
Jazz Magazine – Selection CHOC – Chet Baker Trio Live in Paris
All the lovers of the 1984 album of 1984, "Mr. B", with Riccardo Del Fra and Michel Graillier, will be delighted to find "Chet" on stage at the top of his form in this intimate formula, in total symbiosis with these two musicians whose life and music he changed forever. (Original text in French)
Jazz Journal - Chet Baker Trio: Live In Paris
The trumpeter's singing can seem self-indulgent and narcissistic but the horn playing in this early 80s set has weathered well.
Record Collector – From the Vaults – Albert Ayler & Chet Baker
"Trane was the father, Pharoah Sanders was the son, I was the holy ghost"
Jazz Magazine – Portrait: Mark turner, star tranquille
Mark Turner's first album of the Quintet is reissued for the first time on a the first time in double LP.
London Jazz News – Chet baker Trio Live in Paris (rec. 1983/4)
On the labels of this handcsome triple vinyl set, the font makes the artist credit look rather like "Chet Baker Brio".