{"product_id":"ahmad-jamal-trio-the-awakening-verve-by-request-series-vinyl-lp","title":"Ahmad Jamal Trio: The Awakening (Verve By Request Series 180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=ahmad+jamal+trio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAhmad Jamal Trio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=ahmad+jamal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAhmad Jamal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on piano, \u003cstrong\u003eJamil Nasser\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass and the monster \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Gant\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums.\u003c\/i\u003e On what is perhaps the finest post-bop, pre-fusion jazz record of all time, the trio tear through standards by \u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"Dolphin Dance\") and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Antonio+Carlos+Jobim\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Carlos Jobim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\"Wave\"), a few of \u003cstrong\u003eJamal\u003c\/strong\u003e’s own compositions (\"The Awakening\", \"Patterns\"), and a roaring rendition of \u003cstrong\u003eEmil Boyd\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHale Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \"I Love Music\". \u003cem\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/em\u003e is equally revered in hip-hop and jazz circles, having been sampled on certified classics by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=nas\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Nas%22\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=nas\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Nas%22\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=common\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Common%22\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=common\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Common%22\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCommon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pete+Rock+%26+C.L.+Smooth\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pete+Rock+%26+C.L.+Smooth\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePete Rock \u0026amp; C.L. Smooth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=gang%20starr\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Gang%20Starr%22\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=gang%20starr\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Gang%20Starr%22\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGang Starr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jeru+The+Damaja\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jeru+The+Damaja\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeru The Damaja\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and more recently on \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteven Julien\u003c\/strong\u003e a.k.a. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=funkineven\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=funkineven\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFunkineven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \"XL\". Original copies (even reissues) are outrageously impossible to find; I like to imagine all the golden era producers in the 90s conspiring to buy them all up, lock them in a secret bunker buried 2,000 feet below Queensbridge and throw away the key. 180 gram reissue cut at Third Man Pressing in Detroit from a newly remastered transfer. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Verve+By+Request\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVerve By Request\u003c\/a\u003e edition pressed at Third Man Pressing in Detroit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enewly remastered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold sleeve w\/ liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeaturing Ahmad Jamal (p), Jamil Nasser (b), Frank Gant (d)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Impulse! 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by nick nightingale 03\/2017\u003c\/h6\u003e  .","brand":"Ahmad Jamal Trio","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":40221188816986,"sku":"fr-4865","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/ahmedjamaltrio-awakening-blackviny_-1.jpg?v=1762283260","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/ahmad-jamal-trio-the-awakening-verve-by-request-series-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}