Rhapsody (Ahmad Jamal album)

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Rhapsody
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ReleasedJuly 1966
RecordedDecember 15–17, 1965
Nola Studios, New York
Genre Jazz
Length35:07
Label Cadet
LPS-764
Producer Ahmad Jamal and Dick LaPalm
Ahmad Jamal chronology
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(1965)
Rhapsody
(1966)
Heat Wave
(1966)
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Rhapsody is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1965 and released in 1966 on the Cadet label. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow calls it "decent music, but not quite essential". [1]

Track listing

  1. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker) – 4:45
  2. "This Could Be the Start of Something" (Steve Allen) – 3:35
  3. "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" (Arthur Schwartz, E. Y. Harburg) – 3:52
  4. "Effendi" (McCoy Tyner) – 4:06
  5. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:00
  6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Webster) – 2:58
  7. "Strange" (John La Touche, Marvin Fisher) – 3:06
  8. "You Can Be Sure" (Joe Kennedy) – 3:48
  9. "Concern" (Ahmad Jamal) – 5:57

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 2012
  2. Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 18, 2012