Digital Works

Digital Works
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Platinum City Studios, Dallas, Texas
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:10
Label	Atlantic 781 258-1
Producer	Ahmad Jamal and James Snyder
Ahmad Jamal chronology
American Classical Music (Ahmad Jamal album) (1982) Digital Works (1985) Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Digital Works is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances digitally recorded in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label. ^[2]

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album, "Good music overall, but not essential." ^[1] However, Bob Karlovits of The Pittsburgh Press wrote positively of the album upon its release: "Jamal is one of those few musicians who can take a shopworn tune and find an element that no one else has," adding "in his hands, these songs sparkle," and calling Digital Works "top notch in all ways." ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 8:26
2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:33
3. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) – 3:20
4. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:13
5. "Once Upon a Time" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) – 3:17
6. "One" (Sigidi Abdullah) – 7:16
7. "La Costa" (Natalie Cole, Linda Williams) – 5:22
8. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 3:58
9. "Theme From M*A*S*H" (Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel) – 6:30
10. "Biencavo" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:27
11. "Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:39
12. "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:22

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Larry Ball – double bass
• Herlin Riley – drums
• Iraj Lashkary – percussion

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2012
2. Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 25, 2012
3. Karlovits, Bob (1985). "Ahmad Jamal's Talent Sparkles". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 28.