Ahmad Jamal, a pianist, composer and arranger whose innovative, chamber jazz style had a powerful impact on his contemporaries while gaining widespread popularity via such recordings as his bestselling interpretation of “Poinciana,” has died. He was 92.
Ahmad Jamal, a pianist, composer and arranger whose innovative, chamber jazz style had a powerful impact on his contemporaries while gaining widespread popularity via such recordings as his bestselling interpretation of “Jamal died Sunday of prostate cancer at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass., his daughter, Sumayah Jamal, confirmed to the New York Times.
Davis, an assertive and dedicated fan of Jamal’s creative choices, noted in his autobiography that Jamal “… knocked me out with his concept of space, his lightness of touch, his understatement, and the way he phrased notes and passages.” The timeless qualities of Jamal’s music reached into the contemporary world as well. In 2010, he topped JazzWeek’s annual survey of American radio stations to determine the top 100 most frequently played artists. In the pop genre, more than 40 hip-hop tracks—by performers such as Jay-Z, De La Soul, Common and Gang Starr—sampled his music.
At 7, his mother made arrangements for him to begin taking lessons. His first performances for an audience took place at a local Pittsburgh club when he was 11. “I can’t remember the place,” he told Boston Globe writer Marian Christy. “I only remember that people threw loads of money on the bandstand.”
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