Talk:Ahmad Jamal

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[edit] Music music music (Put another nickel in/ it)

I just saw his homepage and dicovered his e-mail address is non valide [info@ahmadjamal.info]. I wanted to ask him if he recorded the o.v. of it but certainly not in 1958 (mystiping of coverinfo.de) seeing Mrs. Brewer was already #1 in the POP chart back in 1950. (DECCA/Coral 9-60140). I'd really like to know what is going on. Thanks in advance. Stephan KŒNIG 14:28, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ahmad Jamal...???

1st name: Jamal - family name: Ahmad...I spoke with somebody last evening about it and told him what was/is his 1st name and surname: JAMAL AHMAD... Stephan KŒNIG 22:10, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] conversion to Islam 1950

1950 makes more sense chronologically for his conversion to Islam and changing his name. "...Stan Getz and The Ahmad Jamal Trio. This was 1951 an..." from http://www.ahmadjamal.net/experiences.html

and this the date listed in Grove Music Online http://www.grovemusic.com/shared/views/article.html?from=search&section=jazz.221400 User:Arhada 4 October 2006

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