Ahmad Jamal - Emerald City Nights - Live at the Penthouse 1965 - 1966

Official release supervised by Ahmad Jamal.
Never-before released Ahmad Jamal in the 1960’s Recorded at the Penthouse Jazz Club in Seattle.
Remastered by Bernie Grundman, transferred from the original tape reels.
Deluxe limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP set. Deluxe 2-CD set also available.

Ahmad Jamal Live at the Penthouse: Volume 1 and Volume 2 brings forth a collection of previously unissued recordings of the iconic pianist captured live at the hallowed Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA between 1963 and 1966 with trios featuring bassists Richard Evans and Jamil Nasser, and drummers Chuck Lampkin, Vernel Fournier and Frank Gant. Transferred from the original tape reels and mastered for vinyl by the legendary Bernie Grundman, these two individual limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP sets (Volume 1: 1963-1965 and Volume 2: 1965-1968) are being released at the same time, with a third 2-LP volume to come at a later date. The deluxe packages include extensive booklets with rare photos, liner notes by journalist Eugene Holly, Jr., and interviews with pianists Ramsey Lewis, Jon Batiste, Hiromi and more, plus producer Marshall Chess of Chess/Argo Records. These will mark the first 2 releases from producer and "Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman's new label venture Deep Digs Music Group, in partnership with Elemental Music.

Tracklist 

AHMAD JAMAL EMERALD CITY NIGHTS: LIVE AT THE PENTHOUSE (1965-1966)

Ahmad Jamal – piano
Jamil Nasser – bass
Chuck Lampkin – drums 

SIDE A 

1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (15:07) – R. Rodgers, L. Hart
2. Who Can I Turn To? (5:17) – L. Bricusse, A. Newley 

Recorded on March 18, 1965 at the Penthouse, Seattle, WA

SIDE B 

1. My First Love Song (10:33) – L. Bricusse, A. Newley
2. Feeling Good (9:27) – L. Bricusse, A. Newley

Recorded on March 25, 1965 at the Penthouse, Seattle, WA


Ahmad Jamal – piano
Jamil Nasser – bass
Vernel Fournier – drums

SIDE C 

1. Concern (11:46) – A. Jamal    
2. Like Someone In Love (5:43) – J. Van Heusen, J. Burke   

Recorded on October 28, 1965 at the Penthouse, Seattle, WA   


Ahmad Jamal – piano
Jamil Nasser – bass
Frank Gant – drums

SIDE D

1. Invitation (8:36) – B. Kaper, P. Webster
2. Poinciana (8:44) – N. Simon, B. Bernier
3. Whisper Not (2:47) –  B. Golson

Recorded on September 22, 1966 at the Penthouse, Seattle, WA


Credits 

Produced for release by ZEV FELDMAN
Co-produced by ANDREW STAYMAN
Executive Producers: AHMAD JAMAL, JORDI SOLEY and CARLOS AGUSTÍN CALEMBERT
Associate Producers: ZAK SHELBY-SZYSZKO, JOE ALTERMAN, JIM WILKE and CHARLIE PUZZO JR. 

Released on November 25th as part of the Record Store Day Black Friday 2022.

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