Ahmad Jamal - Trio & Quintet Recordings With Ray Crawford -2CD (2016)

2016 two CD set that contains the complete, legendary recordings made by Ahmad Jamal with the guitarist Ray Crawford in Trio and Quintet context. Jamal's trios are considered to be amongst the most important in the history of jazz, creating unique articulations of space, openness and light, which still seem so far ahead of their time and which made such a profound impression on Miles Davis and his arranger, Gil Evans. Jamal's art embodies discipline, restraint, refinement and subtlety and furthermore he swings. Miles appreciated the level of intensity Jamal achieved within such a subtle framework, Bonus items include the Miles Davis/Gil Evans recording of Jamal's 'New Rhumba' for the landmark 1957 album Miles Ahead and Gil Evans' 'Joy Spring' which features some joyously melodic guitar from Crawford.