Ahmad Jamal, measured maestro of the jazz piano, dies at 92
The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart.
For most jazz performers, a song is part of a performance. For Ahmad Jamal, each song was a performance. Over the course of a remarkable eight-decade career, Jamal, who passed away Sunday at the age of 92, created stellar recordings both as an ambitious youth and a sagely veteran.
Jamal's death was confirmed by his daughter, Sumayah Jamal. He died Sunday afternoon in Ashley Falls, Mass., after a battle with prostate cancer.
Jamal's influence and admirers spread far and wide in jazz. For instance, Miles Davis found enormous inspiration in his work: In his 1989 autobiography, , the legendary trumpeter said that Jamal "knocked me out with his concept of space, his lightness of touch, his.
