aerofredywr (July 21, 2008 at 3:29 am)

This is Y I LOVE jazz!

jwh88 (July 15, 2008 at 9:54 pm)

This Ahmad Jamal video likely comes from:The GREATEST JAZZ FILMS EVER dvd(There are two different versions of this dvd, one with Charlie Parker videos and one without - just enter the title into your favorite search engine)Note that the black man with the mustache, smoking and watching Ahmad Jamal play is Ben Webster.

rmdg82 (July 11, 2008 at 6:36 pm)

very nice :)

nancydrew5 (July 9, 2008 at 12:34 am)

Man, musicians!! (Especially the jazz cats) I love'em and I hate'em cuz I'm jealous :-( It's like that song, sometimes I love you, sometimes I hate, you but when I hate it's cuz I love you.

amd77j (July 5, 2008 at 12:19 am)

CjazzE,If my mem'ry serves me correctly, this is a jazz special from the 1950s ("This is Jazz"???) that I believe I have on VHS somewhere stacked in my collection. If I can find it I will post more information about.Hafa Adai

zlapidus (June 27, 2008 at 12:33 pm)

wonderful man. the clarity of ahmad jamal's ideas, organization and space translates well into every thing.

dec10 (June 24, 2008 at 1:11 am)

The sad thing is that, at least where I'm from, most of the cheers happen when someone plays out, not when they swing hard.

vcbaseball6 (June 15, 2008 at 5:45 am)

don't get me wrong... sometimes all of the hootin & hollering gets damn old and annoying haha

oreojazz (June 14, 2008 at 10:12 pm)

youve got a point.

vcbaseball6 (June 14, 2008 at 6:37 am)

i hear you... i think, though, that jazz music still retains its dignity, despite the hooting and hollering heard in today's jam sessions. the hooting in hollering is what i prefer to look at as an evolution of the art form, and believe it or not, people used to hoot and holler at mozart and bach concerts back in the old, old days! in my opinion, it's just a manner in which fellow musicians and audience members culturally show respect for the soloistsweet video, thanks for posting!!!