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Khan Jamal (born July 23, 1946, Jacksonville, Florida[1]) is an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. Ron Wynn describes Jamal as "a proficient soloist when playing free material, jazz-rock and fusion, hard bop, or bluesy fare."[1]

Videography[]


Biography[]

Jamal began playing vibraphone during the mid-1960s.[2] Later in the decade, he joined Cosmic Forces, then co-founded Sounds of Liberation with Byard Lancaster during the early 1970s.[1] During the 1970s, Jamal studied at Combs College of Music and joined Sunny Murray's group Untouchable Factor.[1] In addition to leading his own groups, Jamal has performed with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society, Joe Bonner, Billy Bang, Charles Tyler and others.[1][2]

Discography[]

  • Drumdance to the Motherland (1972), Dogtown
  • Give the Vibes Some (1974), Palm Records
  • The River (1978), Philly Jazz, with Bill Lewis
  • Infinity (1984), Stash 278
  • Dark Warrior (1984), SteepleChase
  • Three (1985), SteepleChase
  • The Traveller (1985), SteepleChase
  • Thinking of You (1986), Storyville
  • Speak Easy (1988), Gazell
  • Don't Take No (1989), Vintage Jazz
  • Percussion&Strings (1997), CIMP
  • Cubano Chant (2001), Jambrio 1002
  • Balafon Dance (2002), CIMP
  • Cool (2002), Jambrio
  • Black Awareness (2005), CIMP
  • Return from Exile (2005), Philly Jazz
  • Fire and Water (2007), CIMP
  • Impressions of Coltrane (2009), SteepleChase

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wynn, Ron (1994), Ron Wynn, ed., All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, pp. 370–371, ISBN 0-87930-308-5 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 762–763. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0. 

External links[]

  • Template:URL at All About Jazz
  • Template:URL at allmusic


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