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Rhapsody (Ahmad Jamal album)

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Released
  
1966

Rhapsody (1965)
  
Heat Wave (1966)

Release date
  
1966

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
35:07

Artist
  
Ahmad Jamal

Label
  
Cadet Records

Producers
  
Ahmad Jamal, Dick LaPalm

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Recorded
  
December 15–17, 1965 Nola Studios, New York

Similar
  
Ahmad Jamal albums, Jazz albums

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Contents

Critical reception

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow calls it "decent music, but not quite essential".

Track listing

  1. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker) – 4:45
  2. "This Could Be the Start of Something" (Steve Allen) – 3:35
  3. "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" (Arthur Schwartz, E. Y. Harburg) – 3:52
  4. "Effendi" (McCoy Tyner) – 4:06
  5. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:00
  6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Webster) – 2:58
  7. "Strange" (John La Touche, Marvin Fisher) – 3:06
  8. "You Can Be Sure" (Joe Kennedy) – 3:48
  9. "Concern" (Ahmad Jamal) – 5:57

Personnel

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano, arranger
  • Jamil Nasser – bass
  • Vernel Fournier – drums
  • Unnamed fifteen-piece orchestra of violins, violas and cellos arranged by Joe Kennedy (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8)

    • Songs

    1I Hear a Rhapsody4:45
    2This Could Be the Start of Something3:35
    3Then I'll Be Tired of You3:52

    References

    Rhapsody (Ahmad Jamal album) Wikipedia
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