Composerpianist herbie hancock first recorded dolphin dance on his 1965 album maiden voyage. Ahmad jamal on dolphin dance, from the album the awakening if you would like the sheet music in pdf format, please feel free to visit my. Discover all ahmad jamals music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Dec 22, 2010 an analysis of dolphin dance herbie hancock wrote dolphin dance in 1964, and it was first recorded for his seminal album, maiden voyage 1, in 1965. May 08, 2018 one of the great figures in jazz piano performs a rare london show. Arranged by bill evans, art tatum, thomas fats waller, erroll garner, dave brubeck, oscar peterson. Recorded at lolympia in paris shortly after jamal s 70th birthday, olympia 2000 features the pianist with his trio mates. Dolphin dance is a tune written by pianist herbie hancock. Dolphin dance by ahmad jamal trio discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. The best way to view the wide range of styles presented in this collection is to follow the evolution of jazz piano from the early 1900s to now. The rhodes piano was given to him by somebody living in switzerland, and.
Recorded at lolympia in paris shortly after jamals 70th birthday, olympia 2000 features the pianist with his trio mates. Jamal was one of miles daviss favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeters first great quintet featuring john coltrane on tenor saxophone, red garland on piano, paul chambers on. Since ramadan is just around the corner, i think this video is going to help someone inshallah in their ramadan, please make dua for me, and share the videos, this is the only way to support me, thank you. Ahmad jamal samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Freeflight is a live album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal featuring performances recorded at the montreux jazz festival in 1971 for the impulse. Theyre joined by tenor saxophonist george coleman on the first four tracks, which are fairly lengthy readings of standards.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ahmad jamal. Jamal was one of miles daviss favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeters first great quintet featuring john coltrane on tenor saxophone, red garland on piano, paul chambers on bass, and philly joe jones on drums. Maiden voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician herbie hancock, and was recorded by rudy van gelder on march 17, 1965 for blue note records. Ahmad jamal dolphin dance piano transcription sheet music in.
The album also features a recording of eye of the hurricane. I had a pdf copy and purchased a real copy for the keyboard and use the pdf copy for entering notes. Sheet music midi jazz solos transcription services available. Ahmad jamal doing the herbie hancock tune dolphin dance on his 1970 album the awakening on impulse.
The awakening 1970 this feature is not available right now. By 1970, pianist ahmad jamal s style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous while still retaining his musical identity. Intriguing performances showing that ahmad jamal was continuing to evolve. I really like jamal s version, a very complex and melodic song. Ahmads clear, clean, spacious jazz stylings are his hallmrk, and those qualities are present on priceless jazz in abundance. Important jazz pianist who parlayed a lean approach, featuring intelligent use of space and an expert sense of pacing plus simple embellishments. Dance verscheen onder andere op the awakening van ahmad jamal 1971. For five decades, he has been one of the most successful smallgroup leaders in jazz.
The night has a thousand eyes, how deep is the ocean, autumn leaves, and. Additional performances from this concert were released as outertimeinnerspace in 1972. But no live at the montreal ja in search of momentum. His 92011 piano concert at the phoenix musical instrument museum came very shortly after i received my copy and a few of his famous pieces were performed and were in the collection. By 1970, pianist ahmad jamals style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous while still retaining his musical identity. His milestone recording that put him on the musical map was at the pershing and this 70th birthday bash of november 2000 is another brilliant example of the charm of live recordings. Jun 06, 2012 dolphin dance is a tune written by pianist herbie hancock. Highly influential jazz pianist, born 2 july 1930 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania as freddy fritz jones. The awakening is an album by american jazz pianist ahmad jamal featuring performances recorded in 1970 for the impulse. With better recording fidelity, the inventions and dimensions of jamals triad dance and trance with greater clarity, especially on the crescent citycadenced love for.
The melodies touch your soul, cheer up on a dark day, the rhythms make you want to get up and dance. Discover all ahmad jamal s music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. The dynamics in the arrangement showcase jamal s ability to extract fullyvoiced chords from minimal elements. Ahmad jamal is one of the most prolific and sampled artists of all time. With better recording fidelity, the inventions and dimensions of jamal s triad dance and trance with greater clarity, especially on the crescent citycadenced love for. Madlib remixed dolphin dance and combined it with the song peace by horace silver on his 2003 album shades of blue in 2008, jazz pianist john beasley released a tribute to hancock called letter to herbie, which features a reworking of maiden voyage called bedtime voyage. Maiden voyage is a very important record in jazz and i would highly recommend jazz listeners and musicians alike to have this in. Ahmad jamal trio at the pershing, and chamber music of the new jazz. Mar 02, 2016 nas, dj premier and common all borrowed plaintive riffs from jazz pianist ahmad jamals seminal lp the awakening. Complaint against defendants ahman dolphin, jamelle dolphin. With bassist jamil nasser whose doubletiming lines are sometimes furious and drummer frank gant, jamal performs two originals playing over a vamp on patterns, the obscure i love music, and four jazz standards.
While jamals methods may be familiar, the influence of lateef brings a distinct and welcome edge to. Arranged by bill evans, art tatum, thomas fats waller, erroll garner, dave brubeck, oscar peterson, and ahmad jamal. Ahmad jamal s recordings are often hitandmiss with me, but this album is a home run. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Jun 12, 20 ahmad jamal can fairly be described as jazzs most influential living pianist, but even that superlative doesnt quite do justice to his pervasive impact while piano stars like benny green, eric. Instead, hancock wends his way from key to key as he repeats, develops, and alters the various melodic motifs that make up the. Both albums presented here, ahmad jamal at the top. Dolphin dance herbie hancock jazz piano solo arrangement synthesia tutorial. Piano and keyboard piano smp level 8 early advanced composed by leon berry, margarita lecuona, pat johnston, george gershwin 18981937, hoagy carmichael, chick corea, miles davis, don raye, jerome kern, bud powell, and herbie hancock. During this time, jamal released several albums on the argo label including ahmad jamal trio, vol. Dolphin dance from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the real. Dolphin dance by ahmad jamal trio samples, covers and. Ahmad jamal made so much beautiful jazz music back in the day.
Ahmad jamal samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. With a catalogue spanning seven decades, he is known for wonderful renditions of pieces such as poinciana and dolphin dance, original compositions such as ahmads blues, the fantastic compilation complete live at the spotlight club 1958, and his most wellknown album, 1958s at the pershing. Ahmad jamal born july 2, 1930 is a noted american jazz pianist. Agovino writes that the album is a fine example of jamals statelyand understatedelegance punctuated with doodles of whimsy. The night has a thousand eyes, how deep is the ocean, autumn leaves, and my foolish he. Ahmad jamal born frederick russell jones, july 2, 1930 is an american jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Ahmad jamal biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. One of the great figures in jazz piano performs a rare london show. Ahmad jamal can fairly be described as jazzs most influential living pianist, but even that superlative doesnt quite do justice to his. Listen to the original musical work and the piece in which it was sampled. Jamal was born on july 2, 1930, in pittsburgh, pennsylvania.
The opening track of the same name featured a serene piano riff lifted straight from jamals rendition of dolphin dance, a herbie hancock. Ahmad jamal the legendary ahmad jamal trio live 1958. I consider new rhumba, on green dolphin street, night mist blues, misty, whisper not, essential ahmad jamal recordings, and you can get them in one package on priceless jazz. Discs six and seven contains tracks from ahmad jamals alhambra, another live chicago date, recorded at jamals elegant, elaborate and shortlived restaurantnightclub in 1961. Complaint against defendants ahman dolphin, jamelle. Users who like 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute users who reposted 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute playlists containing 20 dolphin. Jack pepper over the course of two days in frosty manhattan, early february 1970, ahmad jamal sat down to. Nov, 2009 ajs rendition of the herbie hancock classic. But not for me raised the musicians profile and allowed him to open his own club and restaurant, the alhambra, in chicago in 1959. How ahmad jamals the awakening became a hip hop sample. Dolphin dance from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to.
This tune was recorded on hancocks hit 1965 record maiden voyage. Jamal has been making records for over 50 years and was a major influence on people like miles davis, yet he still never gets the recognition he deserves. Whether conjuring magical shapes from the standard repertoire or exploring his own delicatelywrought original songs, ahmad jamal has entranced audiences with the subtleties of light, shade and space and his instinctive command of groove for decades. Many of the track titles refer to marine biology or the sea, and the musicians develop the concept through their use of space. Heres how one album came to define the sound of some of hip hops most iconic recordings. Oct 03, 2008 ahmad jamal doing the herbie hancock tune dolphin dance on his 1970 album the awakening on impulse.
The ahmad jamal triothe awakening lpbe with records. I really like jamals version, a very complex and melodic song. Ahmad jamal dolphin dance piano transcription sheet. Dec 19, 2016 with a catalogue spanning seven decades, he is known for wonderful renditions of pieces such as poinciana and dolphin dance, original compositions such as ahmad s blues, the fantastic compilation complete live at the spotlight club 1958, and his most wellknown album, 1958s at the pershing. Commons resurrection sample of ahmad jamal trios dolphin. Both feature jamals great rhythm section of bassist jamil sulieman nasser and drummer frank. Poinciana revisited and freeflight, offer excellent portraits of the great pianist in transition at the end of the 60s and beginning of the 70s. Users who like 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute users who reposted 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute playlists containing 20 dolphin dance the blue buttonz ahmad jamal tribute. Even though dolphin dance is 32 measures long, it doesnt follow the standard 32bar song form that so many standards are built upon. He has used the name ahmad jamal since his conversion to islam in the early 1950s. Celebrated pianistcomposer ahmad jamal continues his performance schedule around the world, as he has for well over the last four decades. Occasional female vocals are present on many track, soothing and beautiful.
While its melody is quite simple and motivically derived, it is among the most harmonically complex pieces of its time. It was also the first album to have jamal play electric piano. Whether conjuring magical shapes from the standard repertoire or exploring his own delicatelywrought original songs, ahmad jamal has entranced audiences with the subtleties of light, shade and space and his instinctive command. It is a concept album aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. Aug 20, 2010 discs six and seven contains tracks from ahmad jamal s alhambra, another live chicago date, recorded at jamal s elegant, elaborate and shortlived restaurantnightclub in 1961. Ahmad jamals recordings are often hitandmiss with me, but this album is a home run. His reading of herbie hancocks dolphin dance, played on the grand piano, highlights the more subtle elements in the composers lyric palette and finds a second, more disguised one at the tunes heart. Nas, dj premier and common all borrowed plaintive riffs from jazz pianist ahmad jamals seminal lp the awakening. Maiden voyage is a very important record in jazz and i would highly recommend jazz listeners and musicians alike to have this in their collection.