Released 1986 Length 68:33 | Recorded July 1985 Release date 1986 | |
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Similar Rossiter Road, Digital Works, Nature: The Essence, Chicago Revisited: Live At Jo, I Remember Duke - Ho | ||
Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label.
Contents
Critical reception
The double album was released in 1986. Billboard listed it as a "recommended" album in November of that year. Scott Yanow, in his review for Allmusic, states "This particular group is often reminiscent of Jamal's trios of the '50s, although with more modern bass playing and some denser piano than before".
Track listing
All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except as indicated
- "Yellow Fellow" (Christian Paulin) – 15:02
- "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 7:10
- "Acorn" – 7:21
- "Crossroads" – 8:52
- "Rossiter Road" – 8:54
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:52
- "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 8:09
- "Ebony" (Jack DeJohnette) – 8:34
Personnel
Songs
1Yellow Fellow15:00
2Make Someone Happy7:09
3Acorn7:20
References
Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA