![]() (SOUNDBITE OF AHMAD JAMAL'S "THEME FROM MASH") For the first set, Jamal played his current single, the theme from "MASH," for 45 minutes. One of the first jazz concerts I ever saw, circa 1973, remains one of the oddest. WHITEHEAD: In the late 1960s, Ahmad Jamal's reputation again began to wane as he made albums with choirs, strings and electric piano. (SOUNDBITE OF AHMAD JAMAL'S "ALL OF YOU") The dramatic turnabouts and sudden big gestures, playful quotations from other tunes and a powerful sense of swing. But some recently unearthed mid-'60s recordings from Seattle confirm his old virtues were intact. But as a devout Muslim, he didn't sell alcohol, and the place soon folded. WHITEHEAD: With newfound success, Ahmad Jamal opened his own Chicago club. A 1958 live album recorded in Chicago's Pershing Hotel lounge yielded his hit version of the 1936 Latin tune "Poinciana." It was Jamal's bread-and-butter song ever after and a lifesaver for the Argo label and its parent, Chess Records. He swapped out Ray Crawford's guitar for drums in a more conventional lineup. Ahmad Jamal's next phase won him wider acclaim. WHITEHEAD: "Slaughter On 10th Avenue," 1955. (SOUNDBITE OF AHMAD JAMAL TRIO'S "SLAUGHTER ON 10TH AVENUE") He heard his trios as miniature orchestras. That stuff could make Ahmad Jamal's music sound a little fussy. ![]() Miles also picked up on the pianist's way of tweaking a tune's form with little interludes and extensions. Miles Davis testified to Jamal's influence on his own understatement and use of space and silence. Nowadays, we praise Jamal's economy and dramatic shifts in density and volume. Early on, some folks dismissed that trio for making fussy, glorified cocktail music. The pianist's reputation had its ups and downs over the years. KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Ahmad Jamal's first recording, "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top," Chicago, 1951. (SOUNDBITE OF AHMAD JAMAL TRIO'S "THE SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP") Here's our jazz critic, Kevin Whitehead, with a look back on Jamal's career. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, broke through with his small-group music in Chicago in the 1950s and recorded scores of records through 2016, a 65-year recording career. Pianist Ahmad Jamal died on April 16 at age 92. The Owls scored on drives of four and three plays on their first two possessions of the second half, the latter capped by Smith's long scoring run.This is FRESH AIR. Tulane came back with two quick touchdowns in the second quarter, and the teams traded touchdowns after that as Tulane led 24-21 at the half. The Owls drove 69 yards in eight plays, capped by Wall's 25-yard run, and Armstrong finished a 10-play, 52-yard drive with a 4-yard run on the first play of the second quarter. Rice jumped to a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. 9, 2004, when the Owls beat SMU 44-10 in Houston. Rice's Chad Price broke up a fourth-down pass with 1:22 to play, and Taylor intercepted a Scott Elliott pass with five seconds to go for the final stop. Five plays later, Armstrong threw the scoring pass to Wood. The Green Wave led 31-28 before Smith's score and pulled within 35-34 on a 22-yard field goal by Jacob Hartgroves with 9:06 left in the game.īut Rice's Carl Taylor recovered a fumble by Matt Forte at the Tulane 42-yard line with 6:14 to play. Tulane (2-7, 1-5), which played in its ninth different stadium, extended its losing streak to six games after starting the season 2-1. The Owls (1-8, 1-5 Conference USA) gave themselves a cushion on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Joel Armstrong to tight end Joe Don Wood with 4:45 left in the game. Wall scored from 25 and 75 yards before a 1-yard plunge, and Smith's 58-yard run provided the last of eight lead changes, putting Rice ahead 35-31 midway through the third quarter. Wall and backfield mate Quinton Smith each had 20 carries, with Smith pitching in another 143 yards and a touchdown. HOUSTON (AP) - John Wall rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns as Rice rolled up 392 yards on the ground, ending the nation's longest losing streak at 14 games with a 42-34 victory against Tulane on Saturday.
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