Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

His taut and rhythmically supple approach to jazz piano　− notably his best-selling recording of “Poinciana” − influenced generations of other musicians who embraced his less-is-more dynamics

By Gene Seymour
Updated April 16, 2023 at 7:34 p.m. EDT|Published April 16, 2023 at 6:18 p.m. EDT

Ahmad Jamal, whose taut, spare and rhythmically supple approach to jazz piano influenced generations of other musicians who embraced his less-is-more dynamics, died April 16 at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass. He was 92.

The cause was complications from prostate cancer, said his daughter Sumayah Jamal.

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わかGが高校時代から大好きな”Poinciana”のピアノで有名になったアーマッド・ジャマルが、現地時間4月16日に亡くなりました。92歳でした。死因は前立腺がんだったとのことです。

また一人、名人が消えて行きました。R.I.P.

⇒　”POINCIANA”のページへ

(2023/4/17)

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