Ahmad Jamal - Blue Moon

Jazz Village, 2LP

Ahmad Jamal's masterpiece Blue Moon is now available on 180-gram vinyl. Suffused with a feeling reminiscent of his greatest periods with Chess and Impulse, the album features original compositions of pure majesty and brilliant new interpretations of classics and standards. Each of the album's nine tracks showcases Jamal's creative reinvention of swing, provides a pretext for some breathtaking melodies and sophisticated syncopations that are guaranteed to amaze. Accompanied by three impeccable guardians of tempo, on Blue Moon, Jamal is clearly at the peak of his artistry.

Cast :
Ahmad Jamal, piano
Reginald Veal, double bass
Herlin Riley, drums
Manolo Badrena, percussion