Who is Ahmad Jamal?  He has been a fairly mysterious musician to me.  I may have heard one record, and I don't recall it at all.  It's been said by some that he was a minor musician who briefly became a major influence on one of jazz's greatest musicians: Miles Davis.  I've known Jamal mainly through the song "Ahmad's Blues," played by Miles' rhythm section. But there are others who claim that Jamal is a major figure in jazz.  I think he is worth exploring.  I've listened to some piece from