Ahmad Jamal Plays

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.

Ahmad Jamal Plays
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedMay 23, 1955
Chicago
GenreJazz
Length36:04
LabelParrot[1]
Argo LPS-602
ProducerDave Usher
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Ahmad Jamal Plays
(1955)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio
(1956)
Chamber Music of the New Jazz Cover

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Scott Yanow, in his review for AllMusic, says Jamal's "communication with Crawford and Crosby was often magical."[4]

Track listing

  1. "New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:42
  2. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:26
  3. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:19
  4. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:04
  5. "I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)" (Jack Elliot, Harold Spina) – 3:29
  6. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Porter) – 4:53
  7. "Jeff" (Ray Crawford) – 4:56
  8. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:14
  9. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:01

Personnel

References

  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 via Google Books.
  2. Büttner, A., Campbell, R., & Pruter, R. The Parrot and Blue Lake Labels accessed May 22, 2012
  3. Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 17, 2016
  4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 22, 2012


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