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Naked City Theme

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Naked City Theme
Live album by
Released1965
RecordedJune 26–28, 1964
VenueThe Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
GenreJazz
Length39:31
LabelArgo
LPS-733
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Poinciana
(1963)
Naked City Theme
(1965)
The Roar of the Greasepaint
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Naked City Theme is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at the Jazz Workshop in 1964 and released on the Argo label.[2]

Critical reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "Jamal's distinctive chord voicings and use of space and dynamics remained his trademark. Worth searching for".[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ahamad Jamal unless noted.

  1. "Naked City Theme" (Billy May, Milt Raskin) 5:09
  2. "Minor Moods" – 7:21
  3. "Haitian Market Place" (Richard Evans) – 7:09
  4. "Beautiful Love" (Victor Young, Wayne King) – 3:40
  5. "One For Miles" – 9:00
  6. "Lollipops and Roses" (Tony Velona) – 7:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 21, 20121
  2. ^ Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 21, 2012