Digital Works

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Digital Works
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Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1985
StudioPlatinum City Studios, Dallas, Texas
Genre Jazz
Length57:10
Label Atlantic 781 258-1
Producer Ahmad Jamal and James Snyder
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Goodbye Mr. Evans
(1982)
Digital Works
(1985)
Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985
(1985)
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Digital Works is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances digitally recorded in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label. [2]

Contents

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," Karlovits stated. He added that "in his hands, these songs sparkle," 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

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References

  1. 1 2 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.