Tranquility (Ahmad Jamal album)

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Tranquility
Tranquility (album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1968
Recorded1968
Genre Jazz
Length38:22
Label ABC
ABCS 660
Producer Bob Thiele
Ahmad Jamal chronology
The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful
(1968)
Tranquility
(1968)
Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited
(1968)
Professional ratings
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Tranquility is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on ABC-Paramount and rereleased on the Impulse! label in 1973. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "While not to be ranked amongst his greatest works, Tranquility is a very fine recording and any opportunity to hear this master should not be missed". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except where noted.

  1. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:25
  2. "The Look of Love" (Bacharach, David) – 2:48
  3. "When I Look in Your Eyes" (Leslie Bricusse) – 4:18
  4. "Illusions Opticas" (Joe Kennedy) – 2:25
  5. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) – 2:42
  6. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 3:41
  7. "Tranquility" – 8:53
  8. "Free Again" (Armand Canfora, Joss Baselli, Robert Colby) – 4:45
  9. "Manhattan Reflections" – 6:25

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 20121
  2. Impulse! Records discography accessed May 18, 2012