Rhapsody (Ahmad Jamal album) explained

Rhapsody
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ahmad Jamal
Cover:	Rhapsody (Ahmad Jamal album).jpg
Released:	July 1966
Recorded:	December 15–17, 1965 Nola Studios, New York
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:07
Label:	Cadet LPS-764
Producer:	Ahmad Jamal and Dick LaPalm
Chronology:	Ahmad Jamal
Prev Title:	Extensions
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Heat Wave
Next Year:	1966

Rhapsody is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1965 and released in 1966 on the Cadet label.^[1]

Critical reception

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow calls it "decent music, but not quite essential".^[2]

Track listing

1. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker) – 4:45
2. "This Could Be the Start of Something" (Steve Allen) – 3:35
3. "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" (Arthur Schwartz, E. Y. Harburg) – 3:52
4. "Effendi" (McCoy Tyner) – 4:06
5. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:00
6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Webster) – 2:58
7. "Strange" (John La Touche, Marvin Fisher) – 3:06
8. "You Can Be Sure" (Joe Kennedy) – 3:48
9. "Concern" (Ahmad Jamal) – 5:57

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano, arranger
• Jamil Nasser – bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums
• Unnamed fifteen-piece orchestra of violins, violas and cellos arranged by Joe Kennedy (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8)

Notes and References

1. http://www.ahmadjamal.net/Discography_Ahmad_Jamal.html Ahmad Jamal discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 2012