Ahmad Jamal - Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968

BLACK FRIDAY RSD SPECIAL EDITION AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2023

LIMITED EDITION OF 3000 COPIES

NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED RECORDING OF AHMAD JAMAL LIVE AT PENTHOUSE JAZZ CLUB IN SEATTLE IN 1960S.

REMASTERED BY BERNIE GRUNDMAN, TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPE REELS

DELUXE LIMITED-EDITION 180-GRAM 2-LP SET. DELUXE 2 CD SET ALSO AVAILABLE

Producer and music sleuth Zev Feldman's label, Jazz Detective, a division of Deep Digs Music Groups, releases the third and final volume of the Ahad Jamal sets: Emerald City Nights: Live at Penthouse (1966-1968), featuring previously unreleased performances by master pianist Ahmad Jamal.

The 2-LP set will be issued on 180-gram vinyl transferred from the original tapes and mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman. The music will also be available as a 2-C D set and download. The package was produced by Feldman and supervised by Ahmad Jamal himself shortly before his passing away in April 2023. 

Volume 3 offers the last batch of dazzling performances recorded at the intimate Seattle club The Penthouse by local radio host and live broadcast engineer Jim Wilke.


Tracklist:

SIDE A

RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1966 AT THE PENTHOUSE, SEATTLE, WA

1. Gloria
2. Fantastic Vehicle
3. Misty

SIDE B

RECORDED ON AUGUST 24 1967, AT THE PENTHOUSE, SEATTLE, WA

1. Mr. Lucky
2. Autumn Leaves

SIDE C

RECORDED AUGUST, 1967 AT THE PENTHOUSE, SEATTLE, WA

1. Corcovado (Quiet Night of the Quiet Stars)
2. Where is Love
3. Dance to the Lady 

SIDE D

RECORDED APRIL 26, 1968 AT THE PENTHOUSE, SEATTLE, WA

1. Naked City Theme
2. Emily [Solo]
3. Alfie

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.

Release Date - November 24th, 2023