Live at Bubba's
Live album by
Ahmad Jamal
Released1981
RecordedMarch 20, 1980
GenreJazz
Length39:07
LabelWho's Who in Jazz
WWLP-21021
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Night Song
(1981)		 Live at Bubba's
(1981)		 In Concert
(1981)

Live at Bubba's is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at Bubba's Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, FL on May 20, 1980 and released on Who's Who in Jazz in 1981.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
MusicHound Jazz[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[6]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars, with Scott Yanow stating, "Although Ahmad Jamal's recording career was erratic at this period, his live performances were as good as his earlier work. Teamed up with bassist Sabu Adeyola and drummer Payton Crossley, Jamal interprets a diverse program highlighted by 'Waltz for Debbie' and 'I've Never Been In Love Before,' although recording 'People' was probably a mistake."[3]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album a "strong live set from an otherwise poorly documented period in Jamal's career."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) – 6:24
  2. "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:42
  3. "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 5:34
  4. "Baia" (Ary Barroso, Ray Gilbert) – 8:40
  5. "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Frank Reardon) – 4:41
  6. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 5:19
  7. "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) – 2:50

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 25, 2016
  2. ↑ "Ahmad Jamal: Live at Bubba's". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 604.
  5. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 762. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 445.
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