Naked City Theme

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Naked City Theme
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Live album by Ahmad Jamal
Released 1965
Recorded June 26, 27 & 28, 1964
The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
Genre Jazz
Length 39:31
Label Argo
LPS-733
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Poinciana
(1963)Poinciana1963
Naked City Theme
(1964)
The Roar of the Greasepaint
(1965)The Roar of the Greasepaint1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[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]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars stating "Jamal's distinctive chord voicings and use of space and dynamics remained his trademark. Worth searching for".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahamad Jamal except as indicated

  1. "Naked City Theme" (Billy May, Milt Raskin) 5:09
  2. "Minor Moods" - 7:21
  3. "Haitian Market Place" (Richard Evans) - 7:09
  4. "Beautiful Love" (Victor Young, Wayne King) - 3:40
  5. "One For Miles" - 9:00
  6. "Lollipops and Roses" (Tony Velona) - 7:12

Personnel

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 21, 20121
  2. Ahmad Jamal discography accessed May 21, 2012