Genetic Walk
title: "Genetic Walk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["20th-century-fox-records-albums", "ahmad-jamal-albums", "1975-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Walk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Genetic Walk |
| type | Album |
| artist | Ahmad Jamal |
| cover | Genetic Walk.jpg |
| released | 1980 |
| recorded | 1975 |
| studio | P.S. Recording Studio, Chicago, Wally Heider Recording, Los Angeles, and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles |
| genre | Jazz Fusion |
| length | 38:49 |
| label | 20th Century T-600 |
| producer | Ahmad Jamal |
| chronology | Ahmad Jamal |
| prev_title | Jamal Plays Jamal |
| prev_year | 1974 |
| next_title | Steppin' Out with a Dream |
| next_year | 1976 |
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| name = Genetic Walk | type = Album | artist = Ahmad Jamal | cover = Genetic Walk.jpg | alt = | released = 1980 | recorded = 1975 | venue = | studio = P.S. Recording Studio, Chicago, Wally Heider Recording, Los Angeles, and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles | genre = Jazz Fusion | length = 38:49 | label = 20th Century T-600 | producer = Ahmad Jamal | chronology = Ahmad Jamal | prev_title = Jamal Plays Jamal | prev_year = 1974 | next_title = Steppin' Out with a Dream | next_year = 1976 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 111 Genetic Walk is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1975 and released on the 20th Century label.
Critical reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Last of his albums to enjoy crossover chart activity".
Track listing
All compositions by Ahmad Jamal unless noted.
- "Genetic Walk" – 6:10
- "Spartacus Love Theme" (Alex North) – 3:45
- "Chaser" – 3:13
- "La Costa" (Natalie Cole, Linda Williams) – 5:47
- "Pablo Sierra" – 4:39
- "Bellows" – 6:45
- "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Skip Scarborough) – 4:16
- "Time For Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:14
Personnel
- Ahmad Jamal – keyboards
- Calvin Keys – guitar (tracks 5 & 6)
- Danny Leake – guitar (track 7)
- Richard Evans – bass (track 4, 7)
- Roger Harris – bass (track 1)
- John Heard – bass (tracks 2, & 5, 6 & 8)
- Jamil Nasser – bass (track 3)
- Steve Cobb – drums (track 4)
- Frank Gant – drums (tracks 3 & 6)
- Morris Jenkins – drums (track 1, 7)
- Eddie Marshall – drums (track 2)
- Harvey Mason – drums (track 5)
References
References
- [http://www.ahmadjamal.net/Discography_Ahmad_Jamal.html Ahmad Jamal discography] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-05-27 accessed May 24, 2012)
- Wynn, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/genetic-walk-r141393 Allmusic Review] accessed May 24, 2012
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