Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk explained

Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk
Type:	Live Album
Artist:	Ahmad Jamal
Cover:	Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk.jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	November 1961
Venue:	The Blackhawk, San Francisco, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:21
Label:	Argo LPS-703
Producer:	Paul Gayton
Chronology:	Ahmad Jamal
Prev Title:	All of You
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Macanudo
Next Year:	1962

Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in San Francisco in 1962 and released on the Argo label.^[1]

Critical reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "I'll Take Romance / My Funny Valentine" (Ben Oakland, Oscar Hammerstein II / Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:12
2. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:46
3. "Falling in Love With Love" (Hart, Rodgers) – 4:15
4. "The Best Thing for You" (Irving Berlin) – 4:57
5. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg) – 4:15
6. "The Second Time Around" (Sammy Cahn, Van Heusen) – 4:07
7. "We Live in Two Different Worlds" (Fred Rose) – 4:24
8. "Night Mist Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) – 6:45

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.ahmadjamal.net/Discography_Ahmad_Jamal.html Ahmad Jamal discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ahmad-jamal-at-the-blackhawk-r141382 Allmusic Review