Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label

Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master and won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for his contributions to music history. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQr3689IW14&list=PL0zZ2E4RGKd-8DhTcwLmDwt4iMXo1PtoP&index=1

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Listening to Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings recordings this morning. Did anyone else make the sounds Ray Crawford makes with his guitar? Muted plucking to mimic bongos. It's pretty unreal.

Case in point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYqviXNtcS8&ab_channel=AhmadJamal-Topic

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