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Cry Young
''Cry Young'' is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Cadet Records, Cadet label.Ahmad Jamal discography accessed May 18, 2012 Critical reception Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it a "Fine, enjoyable date from his peak period of popularity".Wynn, RAllmusic Review accessed May 18, 2012 Track listing # "A Beautiful Friendship" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:07 # "Where Is Love?" (Lionel Bart) – 2:34 # "Little Ditty" (Ahmad Jamal) – 2:23 # "Who Needs Manhattan" (Bob Williams) – 3:54 # "Minor Moods" (Jamal, Jamil Nasser) – ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones, July 2, 1930) is an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator. For six decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. Biography Early life Jamal was born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1930. He began playing piano at the age of three, when his uncle Lawrence challenged him to duplicate what he was doing on the piano. Jamal began formal piano training at the age of seven with Mary Cardwell Dawson, whom he describes as greatly influencing him. His Pittsburgh roots have remained an important part of his identity ("Pittsburgh meant everything to me and it still does," he said in 2001) and it was there that he was immersed in the influence of jazz artists such as Earl Hines, Billy Strayhorn, Mary Lou Williams, and Erroll Garner. Jamal also studied with pianist James Miller and began playing piano professionally at the age of fourteen, at which point he was recogniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
