Ahmad Jamal - Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse 1965-1966 / 2CD set

Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 brings forth a collection of previously unissued recordings of the iconic pianist Ahmad Jamal captured live at the hallowed Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, with trios featuring bassists Richard Evans and Jamil Nasser, and drummers Chuck Lampkin, Vernel Fournier and Frank Gant. Produced for release by “Jazz Detective” Zev Feldman and supervised by Ahmad Jamal himself, these recordings were transferred from the original tape reels and mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman.

Includes booklet with rare photos by Don Bronstein, Chuck Stewart and others; essays by producer Zev Feldman, journalist Eugene Holley, Jr., radio DJ and original recording engineer Jim Wilke, and son of the Penthouse owner, Charlie Puzzo Jr.; and interviews with pianists Jon Batiste and Kenny Barron, plus producer Marshall Chess of Chess/Argo Records, and others.