All of You (Ahmad Jamal album) explained

All of You
Type:	Live Album
Artist:	Ahmad Jamal
Cover:	All of You (Ahmad Jamal album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	June 1961 Alhamba, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	32:55
Label:	Argo LPS-691
Producer:	Leonard Chess
Chronology:	Ahmad Jamal
Prev Title:	Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk
Next Year:	1962

All of You is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at Jamal's own club in Chicago in 1961 and released on the Argo label.^[1] On the cover, photographed by Don Bronstein, one of the first staff photographers for Playboy magazine, Jamal sits in an MAA chair, designed by George Nelson.^[2]

Critical reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Jamal's group had a personal sound of its own, often playing quietly and leaving space but never losing the passion".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Time on My Hands" (Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans) – 6:15
2. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 4:12
3. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 7:50
4. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:55
5. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 4:58
6. "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Siever) – 3:26
7. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Porter) – 5:29

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. Book: Borgerson, Janet. Designed for hi-fi living : the vinyl LP in midcentury America. MIT Press. Schroeder, Jonathan E., 1962-. 2017. 9780262036238. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 958205262.
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 21, 20121