Digital Works
| Digital Works | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Platinum City Studios, Dallas, Texas | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 781 258-1 | |||
| Producer | Ahmad Jamal and James Snyder | |||
| Ahmad Jamal chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Digital Works is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances digitally recorded in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album, "Good music overall, but not essential."[1] However, Bob Karlovits of The Pittsburgh Press wrote positively of the album upon its release: "Jamal is one of those few musicians who can take a shopworn tune and find an element that no one else has," Karlovits stated. He added that "in his hands, these songs sparkle," calling Digital Works "top notch in all ways."[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 8:26
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:33
- "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) – 3:20
- "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:13
- "Once Upon a Time" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) – 3:17
- "One" (Sigidi Abdullah) – 7:16
- "La Costa" (Natalie Cole, Linda Williams) – 5:22
- "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 3:58
- "Theme From M*A*S*H" (Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel) – 6:30
- "Biencavo" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:27
- "Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:39
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:22
Personnel
[edit]- Ahmad Jamal – piano, keyboards
- Larry Ball – bass
- Herlin Riley – drums
- Iraj Lashkary – percussion
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2012
- ^ Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 25, 2012
- ^ Karlovits, Bob (1985). "Ahmad Jamal's Talent Sparkles". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 28.
