"Poinciana" is a 1936 song with music by American composer Nat Simon that has lyrics by Buddy Bernier. The song has become a standard of Latin jazz:, and the theme song of American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal – whose version, introduced on the 1958 album At the Pershing: But Not for Me, was later showcased on the soundtrack of the 1995 film The Bridges of Madison County.
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"Poinciana" is a 1936 song with music by American composer Nat Simon that has lyrics by Buddy Bernier. The song has become a standard of La… read more
"Poinciana" is a 1936 song with music by American composer Nat Simon that has lyrics by Buddy Bernier. The song has become a standard of Latin jazz:, and the theme song of Amer… read more
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 2 July 1930; died 16 April 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master and won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for his contributions to music history. While he invariably recorded as part of a trio or quintet, some releases were as Ahmad Jamal Trio and Ahmad Jamal Quintet. A child prodigy who began to play the piano at the age of three, he began f… read more
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 2 July 1930; died 16 April 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades,… read more
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 2 July 1930; died 16 April 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group… read more