Ahmad Jamal - "The Awakening" Pitchfork's Best New Reissues It was a pioneering album

It was a pioneering album where lyrical clarity was obscured and complicated by the stealth musical textures surrounding it

The band's second album

but there's something deeper and more musical to it

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and a year later was awarded with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm

Ahmad Jamal - "The Awakening" Pitchfork's Best New Reissues It was a pioneering albumBy 1970, pianist Ahmad Jamal's style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous while still retaining his musical identity and signature elegance. Jamal's trio bassist Jamil Nasser (whose double timing lines are sometimes furious) and drummer Frank Gant deliver intriguing performances, showing that Jamal was continuing to evolve. Verve By Request Series features transfers from the analog tapes remastered on 180 gram vinyl.