Ahmad Jamal Live in Baalbeck

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Summary: Jazz History In The Making!!!
Review: This is the best jazz DVD that I have ever seen in my life. I must admit that I am biased. I have loved Ahmad Jamals' music for most of my life. This DVD is recorded evidence of the greatness that I have witnessed for so many years. Jamal uses a trio that I have seen him with for about the past 8 years. Idris Muhamed and James Commack round out the musicians and their performance is excellent though Jamal is clearly the featured performer.The repertoire is a good balance between his very contemporary sounding originals and his lush playing of standards and traditional jazz. The sound is as good as any I have seen and the camera work is very professional and interesting. I think that the years will show that Ahmad Jamal is one of the most important pianist of his time. He is as listenable as any other great jazz pianist, but as adventurous as any also. The CD also has interesting interviews of Jamal and Commack and some other interesting features. Many of the low budget jazz DVDs that are on the market don't have the extra features and it is a pleasure to see them in this case. If you have seen his performance over the years and heard his CDs you will love this DVD.