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The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful

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Released
  
1968

Length
  
28:05

The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful (1968)
  
Tranquility (1968)

Release date
  
1968

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
February 12 & 13, 1968

Producer
  
Richard Evans

Artist
  
Ahmad Jamal

Label
  
Cadet Records

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Studio
  
Fine Recording Studios, New York

Similar
  
Cry Young, The Roar of the Greasepaint, Ahmad Jamal at the Top, Outertimeinnerspace, Freeflight

The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.

Contents

Critical reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.

Track listing

  1. "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:38
  2. "Ballad for Beverly" (Bob Williams) – 3:24
  3. "Of Bass I Love" (Ahmad Jamal, Jamil Sulieman) – 2:40
  4. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 2:40
  5. "I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)" (Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas) – 2:47
  6. "At Long Last Love" (Cole Porter) – 2:50
  7. "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 2:23
  8. "Gypsies in the Wind" (Williams) – 2:55
  9. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – 2:48
  10. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:00

Personnel

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano
  • Jamil Sulieman – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums
  • The Howard Roberts Choir – vocals
  • Hale Smith – conductor

    • Songs

    1Wild Is the Wind2:38
    2Ballad for Beverly3:24
    3Of Bass I Love2:40

    References

    The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful Wikipedia
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