Credits:

Ahmad Jamal

Description:

Ahmad Jamal, one of the most highly regarded small-group pianists in the jazz world, traded his familiar instrument for an electric piano with a fresh, distinctive sound on this 1973 albumthe first of seven studio albums released on the 20th Century label.Backed by an expanded orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Evans, the albums co-producer, this record fuses familiar jazz traditions with the sounds of a new era, featuring Jamals lead performances alongside soul-funk hits popular at the time (such as Stevie Wonders Superstition and Wars The World Is a Ghetto), as well as spiritual jazz and funk numbers (Susta, Susta and Peace at Last), Jamals lead playing blends masterfully with the grand string, vocal, and horn arrangements.Ahmad Jamal (el-p) Jamil Nasser (b) Frank Gant (ds) Ray Crawford (g) Richard Evans (arr, cond)

Tracklisting:

1.The World Is A Ghetto
2.Children O