He influenced Miles Davis, Nas, and ‘Atlanta.’
Ahmad Jamal, who helped create the “cool jazz” genre, has died. He was 92. His death was confirmed by his wife Laura Hess-Hey, in. Born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, Jamal was known for his sparse and cool arrangements of such classics as “Poinciana,” hence the “cool jazz” label growing around his work and his collaborators.
Jamal began playing piano at age 3, studying intensely at 7, and touring with an orchestra at 17. His band, the Three Strings, became the house band at Chicago’s Pershing Hotel. The albumbecame a classic of cool jazz. Miles Davis cited Jamal as an influence, writinghas been sampled by Gang Starr and Nas, among others.
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