The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.[3][4] It contains performances from his earliest recording sessions for Okeh in 1951–52 in Chicago, and an Epic session from October 1955 in New York, NY.[5] It includes additional selections from the sessions where the 1956 album The Ahmad Jamal Trio was recorded. The album was re-released in 2005 with additional tracks.
The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | October 25, 1951 May 5, 1952 October 1955 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Epic LN 3631[1] | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Track listing
edit1959 Edition
- "Old Devil Moon"
- "Ahmad's Blues"
- "Poinciana" (The Song of the Tree)
- "Billy Boy"
- "Will You Still Be Mine"
- "Pavanne"
- "Crazy He Calls Me"
- "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"
- "Aki and Ukthay" (Brother and Sister)
- "Slaughter On 10th Avenue"
- "A Gal in Calico"
- "It's Easy to Remember"
2005 Edition
- "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"
- "Will You Still Be Mine"
- "Ahmad's Blues"
- "A Gal in Calico"
- "Aki and Ukthay"
- "Billy Boy"
- "Black Beauty"
- "Love for Sale"
- "Something to Remember You By"
- "Poinciana"
- "Don't Blame Me"
- "Autumn Leaves"
- "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
- "Old Devil Moon"
- "It's Easy to Remember"
- "Squeeze Me"
- "Crazy He Calls Me"
- "Pavanne"
- "Perfidia"
- "Rica Pulpa"
- "The Donkey Serenade"
Personnel
edit- Ahmad Jamal - piano
- Ray Crawford - guitar
- Eddie Calhoun, Israel Crosby - double bass
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Allmusic Review accessed May 13, 2024
- ^ "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 5, 1959. p. 43 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Reissued: The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal". KCRW. June 30, 2014.
- ^ Ahmad Jamal discography accessed November 25, 2016