Ahmad Jamal - Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse 1966-1968 / 2CD set

Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse (1966-1968) is the third release of previously unissued recordings of the iconic pianist Ahmad Jamal captured live at the hallowed Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA between 1966-1968 with bassist Jamil Nasser and drummer Frank Gant.

Produced for release by "Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman and supervised by Ahmad Jamal himself, these recordings were transferred from the original tape reels and mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman. Includes an extensive booklet with rare photos by Don Bronstein, Chuck Stewart and others; essays by producer Zev Feldman, journalist Eugene Holley, Jr., radio DJ and original recording engineer Jim Wilke, son of the Penthouse owner, Charlie Puzzo Jr., and Joe Alterman; and interviews with pianists Les McCann, Monty Alexander and Emmet Cohen, plus producer Marshall Chess of Chess/Argo Records, and others.