Ahmad Jamal
USA
Born: 02 July 1930
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Cool, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Mainstream Jazz, Bop, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Chamber Jazz, Soul Jazz, Soul Jazz/Groove
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A sorely underexposed figure and a major influence on Miles Davis, pianist Ahmad Jamal isn't generally ranked among the all-time giants of jazz, but he impressed fellow musicians and record buyers alike with his innovative, minimalist approach. Jamal's manipulations of space and silence, tension and release, and dynamics all broke new ground, and had an impact far beyond Jamal's favored piano trio format. As an arranger, Jamal made the most of his small-group settings by thinking of them in orchestral terms: using his trademark devices to creat...
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- Four Strings (1)
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Influenced by
- Erroll Garner (17)
- George Shearing (9)
- Billy Taylor (5)
- Art Tatum (5)
- Wynton Kelly (4)
- Teddy Wilson (4)
Followers
- Miles Davis (281)
- Chick Corea (111)
- Jack DeJohnette (64)
- Herbie Hancock (61)
- Hiromi (29)
- George Duke (24)
- Matthew Shipp (19)
- Trilok Gurtu (18)
- Monty Alexander (11)
- Brian Jackson (9)
- Jason Moran (9)
- Ramsey Lewis (7)
- Dollar Brand (6)
- Wynton Kelly (4)
- Red Garland (1)
Performed Songs By
- George Gershwin (4)
- Johnny Mercer (2)
- Joseph Kosma (1)
- Sammy Cahn (0)
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