Tranquility (Ahmad Jamal album) explained

Tranquility
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ahmad Jamal
Cover:	Tranquility (album).jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	1968
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:22
Label:	ABC ABCS 660
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Chronology:	Ahmad Jamal
Prev Title:	The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful
Prev Year:	1968
Next Year:	1968

Tranquility is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on ABC-Paramount and rereleased on the Impulse! label in 1973.^[1]

Critical reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "While not to be ranked amongst his greatest works, Tranquility is a very fine recording and any opportunity to hear this master should not be missed".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except where noted.

1. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:25
2. "The Look of Love" (Bacharach, David) – 2:48
3. "When I Look in Your Eyes" (Leslie Bricusse) – 4:18
4. "Illusions Opticas" (Joe Kennedy) – 2:25
5. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) – 2:42
6. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 3:41
7. "Tranquility" – 8:53
8. "Free Again" (Armand Canfora, Joss Baselli, Robert Colby) – 4:45
9. "Manhattan Reflections" – 6:25

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Jamil Sulieman – bass
• Frank Gant – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9200-series/#as-9238 Impulse! Records discography
2. Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 20121