Tranquility (Ahmad Jamal album)

1968 studio album by Ahmad Jamal

Tranquility

Studio album by

Ahmad Jamal

Released| 1968
Recorded| 1968
Genre| Jazz
Length| 38:22
Label| ABC
ABCS 660
Producer| Bob Thiele
Ahmad Jamal chronology
| The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful
(1968)  | Tranquility
(1968)  | Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited
(1968)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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Allmusic| [1]

Tranquility is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on ABC-Paramount and rereleased on the Impulse! label in 1973.[2]

## Critical reception

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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "While not to be ranked amongst his greatest works, Tranquility is a very fine recording and any opportunity to hear this master should not be missed".[1]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except where noted.

1. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:25
2. "The Look of Love" (Bacharach, David) – 2:48
3. "When I Look in Your Eyes" (Leslie Bricusse) – 4:18
4. "Illusions Opticas" (Joe Kennedy) – 2:25
5. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) – 2:42
6. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 3:41
7. "Tranquility" – 8:53
8. "Free Again" (Armand Canfora, Joss Baselli, Robert Colby) – 4:45
9. "Manhattan Reflections" – 6:25

## Personnel

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* Ahmad Jamal – piano
* Jamil Sulieman – bass
* Frank Gant – drums

## References

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1. ^ a b Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 20121
2. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed May 18, 2012

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Ahmad Jamal

Studio albums|

* Ahmad Jamal Plays (1955)
* The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1955)
* Count 'Em 88 (1956)
* The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (1959)
* Jamal at the Penthouse (1959)
* Happy Moods (1960)
* Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (1960)
* Macanudo (1962)
* The Roar of the Greasepaint (1965)
* Extensions (1965)
* Rhapsody (1966)
* Heat Wave (1966)
* Cry Young (1967)
* The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful (1968)
* Tranquility (1968)
* The Awakening (1970)
* Ahmad Jamal '73 (1973)
* Jamalca (1974)
* Jamal Plays Jamal (1974)
* Genetic Walk (1975)
* Steppin' Out with a Dream (1976)
* One (1978)
* Intervals (1980)
* Night Song (1980)
* Digital Works (1985)
* Rossiter Road (1986)
* Crystal (1987)
* Pittsburgh (1989)
* I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn (1994)
* The Essence Part One (1995)
* Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (1995)
* Nature: The Essence Part Three (1997)
* Ballades (2019)

Live albums|

* Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV (1958)
* At the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958)
* At the Pershing, Vol. 2 (1958)
* Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal (1958)
* Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra (1961)
* All of You (1961)
* Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (1962)
* Poinciana (1963)
* Naked City Theme (1964)
* Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited (1968)
* Freeflight (1971)
* Outertimeinnerspace (1972)
* Recorded Live at Oil Can Harry's (1976)
* Live at Bubba's (1980)
* In Concert (1981)
* Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (1985)
* Live in Paris 1992 (1992)
* Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (1992)
* Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge 1958 (2007)
* Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 (2007)

Compilations|

* Standard Eyes (1967)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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