AHMAD JAMAL "Olympia 2000" Bir ... From: The Washington Post | Date: December 21, 2001 | Copyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Ahmad Jamal is such a lyrical, proficient pianist that his harmonic variations often seem to spin out of him without resistance, which makes for great display but poor drama. Jamal needs fellow musicians who will stand up to him and force him to fight for his version of the melody. That's just what happens when Jamal joins George Coleman, Idris Muhammad and James Cammack for "Olympia 2000," Jamal's best album in years.

Cammack has been Jamal's bassist since 1992, and the youngster has...

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