Following the release of two incredible previously unreleased live sessions by jazz greats Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, the French label Transversales Disques has now issued the third of their brilliant Lost ORTF Recordings series featuring a 1971 Paris recording featuring legendary pianist Ahmad Jamal and his trio.

Recorded on June 25, 1971 at the Grand Auditorium Studio 104 in the Maison de la Radio, the trio, who also features Jamil Nasser on double bass and Frank Gant on drums perform expanded renditions of three tracks often associated with Ahmad, including “Bogota” (by Richard Evans), “Effendi” (by McCoy Tyner), and his own composition, “Manhattan Reflections”, which was first introduced on his classic Freeflight full-length for Impulse!.

This well-crafted unearthed live session truly captures Ahmad Jamal and his group at the beginning of what could arguably be his most exploratory and experimental period. Definitely a must-own LP for any Ahmad Jamal fan!

Ahmad Jamal Trio — ‘Live In Paris 1971: Lost ORTF Recordings’
(Transversales Disques)

1. Bogota
2. Manhattan Reflections
3. Effendi

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• Jazz
• Reissue