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Title: Ahmad Jamal - Night Song
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Jazz, Soul Jazz, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5/26
Matrix #: M7-945R1
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some very light marks (CC) | Members: Ahmad J (30' - 23')
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Jamal was born Fritz Jones and converted to Islam in the early 1950s, carrying public scrutiny while building a career on discipline and control.
2. Scene Ecology: Night Song put Jamal inside Motown’s Los Angeles machine, with arrangers and session players bridging jazz craft with commercial studio infrastructure.
3. Media Narrative: Miles Davis openly praised Jamal’s restraint and space, helping frame him as an architect of modern piano language rather than just a lounge-era star.

5/5/2026 CC