| Naked City Theme | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | June 26–28, 1964 | |||
| Venue | The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:31 | |||
| Label | Argo LPS-733 | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Naked City Theme is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at the Jazz Workshop in 1964 and released on the Argo label. [2]
This is Jamal's first recording with bassist Jamil Nasser, who would remain with the pianist's trio until 1972. [3] He replaced Israel Crosby, who had died of a heart attack in 1962. [4] The drummer is Chuck Lampkin, who soon left jazz to become a broadcaster. This was Jamal's first new trio album in more than two years, [5] following the end of his "celebrated" and influential Crosby-Vernel Fournier trio. [6]
The album's title track is a theme composed by jazz arranger-composer Billy May for the TV series Naked City , inspired by the classic 1948 film noir of the same title.
In 2008, the original LP was remastered and issued with Jamal's 1965 album Extensions as a twofer CD (JAZZBEAT 536). [7] This compilation was reissued in a limited edition by American Jazz Classics in 2021. [8]
AllMusic awarded the album only 2 stars but stated, "Jamal's distinctive chord voicings and use of space and dynamics remained his trademark. Worth searching for." [1]
All compositions by Ahamad Jamal unless noted.
