12 February, 2009

How Ahmad Jamal Reached Decades Into The Future

On the night of January 16, 1958, Ahmad Jamal sat down at his piano in the Pershing Lounge in Chicago.  There was nothing strange about that; Jamal, bassist Israel Crosby, and drummer Vernell Fournier were artists in residence at the Pershing.  But what happened on that night was special.  What happened that night would influence [...]

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