''Naked City Theme'' is a live album by American jazz pianist
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 Fr ...
featuring performances recorded at the
Jazz Workshop
The Jazz Workshop was a jazz music nightclub in San Francisco, located in North Beach at 473 Broadway Street. Numerous live recordings were made there, during its heyday in the 1960s. As of 2016, the space is occupied by a bar and music venue cal ...
in 1964 and released on the
Argo
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label.
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accessed May 21, 2012
Critical reception
AllMusic
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awarded the album 2 stars stating "Jamal's distinctive chord voicings and use of space and dynamics remained his trademark. Worth searching for".
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Allmusic Review
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Track listing
All compositions by Ahamad Jamal unless noted.
# "Naked City Theme" (
Billy May
Edward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for ''The Green Hornet'' (1966), ''The Mod Squad'' (1968), ''Batman'' (with '' Batgirl'' them ...
,
Milt Raskin
Milt Raskin (January 27, 1916 – October 16, 1977) was an American swing jazz pianist.
Born in Boston, Mass., Raskin played saxophone as a child before switching to piano at age 11. In the 1930s he attended the New England Conservatory of Mu ...
) 5:09
# "Minor Moods" – 7:21
# "Haitian Market Place" (Richard Evans) – 7:09
# "
Beautiful Love" (
Victor Young
Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899– November 10, 1956)"Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", ''Oakland Tribune'', November 12, 1956. was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor.
Biography
Young is commonly said to ...
,
Wayne King
Harold Wayne King (February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader with a long association with both NBC and CBS. He was referred to as "the Waltz King" because much of his most popular music involved wa ...
) – 3:40
# "One For Miles" – 9:00
# "
Lollipops and Roses" (Tony Velona) – 7:12
Personnel
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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 Fr ...
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piano
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Jamil Sulieman –
bass
*Chuck Lampkin –
drums
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Reice Hamel
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Recording Engineer
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References
{{Ahmad Jamal
Argo Records live albums
Ahmad Jamal live albums
1964 live albums
albums recorded at the Jazz Workshop