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Ahmad Jamal Interview on "Piano Jazz" with Marian McPartland (1985)

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Ahmad Jamal Interview on Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland (1985)

Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Guest: Ahmad Jamal
Recorded: 1985
Originally broadcast: Spring 1985
Rebroadcast: August 29, 2008; March 3, 2017

Pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal joins Marian McPartland for this 1985 episode of Piano Jazz. Jamal discusses his music and career, performs solo selections, and joins McPartland for duo performances including “But Not for Me,” “Poinciana,” and “Woody ’n’ You.”

Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal – piano, interview
Marian McPartland – piano, host, interview

Selections:

1. Spain – Chick Corea
2. Without You – Ahmad Jamal
3. Ill Wind – Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
4. But Not for Me – George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
5. Close Enough for Love – Johnny Mandel / Paul Williams
6. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke
7. Firefly – Ahmad Jamal
8. Poinciana – Nat Simon / Buddy Bernier
9. Woody ’n’ You – Dizzy Gillespie

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction / Talk
01:36 Spain
04:30 Talk
08:06 Without You
10:47 Talk
14:13 Ill Wind
17:27 Talk
21:31 But Not for Me
26:03 Talk
27:40 Close Enough for Love
30:14 Talk
32:48 Polka Dots and Moonbeams
37:58 Talk
38:27 Firefly
41:09 Talk
43:39 Poinciana
47:45 Talk
49:50 Woody ’n’ You
54:55 Outro

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