Ahmad Jamal Plays
1955 studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal Plays | ||||
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Studio album by Ahmad Jamal | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | May 23, 1955 Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:04 | |||
Label | Parrot[1] Argo LPS-602 | |||
Producer | Dave Usher | |||
Ahmad Jamal chronology | ||||
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Chamber Music of the New Jazz Cover | ||||
Ahmad Jamal Plays is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1955 and originally released on the short-lived Parrot label in 1955.[2] The album was rereleased as Chamber Music of the New Jazz on the Argo label after Chess Records purchased the master tapes in 1956.[3]
The cover was credited to Eric Anderson, Jr.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Scott Yanow, in his review for AllMusic, says Jamal's "communication with Crawford and Crosby was often magical."[4]
Track listing
- "New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:42
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:26
- "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:19
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:04
- "I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)" (Jack Elliot, Harold Spina) – 3:29
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Porter) – 4:53
- "Jeff" (Ray Crawford) – 4:56
- "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:14
- "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:01
Personnel
- Ahmad Jamal – piano
- Ray Crawford – guitar
- Israel Crosby – bass
References
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Büttner, A., Campbell, R., & Pruter, R. The Parrot and Blue Lake Labels accessed May 22, 2012
- ^ Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 17, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 22, 2012
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- Ahmad Jamal Plays (1955)
- The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1955)
- Count 'Em 88 (1956)
- The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (1959)
- Jamal at the Penthouse (1959)
- Happy Moods (1960)
- Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (1960)
- Macanudo (1962)
- The Roar of the Greasepaint (1965)
- Extensions (1965)
- Rhapsody (1966)
- Heat Wave (1966)
- Cry Young (1967)
- The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful (1968)
- Tranquility (1968)
- The Awakening (1970)
- Ahmad Jamal '73 (1973)
- Jamalca (1974)
- Jamal Plays Jamal (1974)
- Genetic Walk (1975)
- Steppin' Out with a Dream (1976)
- One (1978)
- Intervals (1980)
- Night Song (1980)
- Digital Works (1985)
- Rossiter Road (1986)
- Crystal (1987)
- Pittsburgh (1989)
- I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn (1994)
- The Essence Part One (1995)
- Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (1995)
- Nature: The Essence Part Three (1997)
- Ballades (2019)
- Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV (1958)
- At the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958)
- At the Pershing, Vol. 2 (1958)
- Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal (1958)
- Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra (1961)
- All of You (1961)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (1962)
- Poinciana (1963)
- Naked City Theme (1964)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited (1968)
- Freeflight (1971)
- Outertimeinnerspace (1972)
- Recorded Live at Oil Can Harry's (1976)
- Live at Bubba's (1980)
- In Concert (1981)
- Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (1985)
- Live in Paris 1992 (1992)
- Chicago Revisited: Live At Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (1992)
- Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge 1958 (2007)
- Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 (2007)
- Standard Eyes (1967)
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