Count 'Em 88 Explained

Count 'Em 88
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ahmad Jamal
Cover:	Count 'Em 88.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	September 17 and October 4, 1956
Studio:	Universal Recording, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:40
Label:	Argo LP-610^[1]
Producer:	Phil Chess
Chronology:	Ahmad Jamal
Prev Title:	The Ahmad Jamal Trio
Prev Year:	1956
Next Year:	1958

Count 'Em 88 is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.^{[2] [3]} It contains performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label.^[4]

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states: "The 'Jamal sound,' with its expert use of dynamics, close interplay, space and subtle surprises was very much in place, and this out-of-print set is on the same level as his better-known hits to come."^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal unless noted.

1. "Volga Boatmen" (Traditional) – 3:49
2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 3:18
3. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) – 5:26
4. "I Just Can't See for Looking" (Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford) – 2:04
5. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (Frank Loesser) – 2:34
6. "Beat Out One" – 5:24
7. "Maryam" – 3:36
8. "It's Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:35
9. "Jim Love Sue" – 2:54

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Walter Perkins – drums

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
2. Web site: 64 Squares, 88 Keys. The New Yorker.
3. Book: Gioia, Ted. The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. May 12, 2012. Oxford University Press. 9780199769155. Google Books.
4. http://www.ahmadjamal.com/about/discography Ahmad Jamal discography
5. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2012