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This article is about the album by Amad Jamal. For the theme to the TV show, see Naked City (TV series). 1965 live album by Ahmad Jamal
Naked City Theme
Live album by Ahmad Jamal
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

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.

Critical reception

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

Track listing

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

References

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