Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal album) explained

Poinciana
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ahmad Jamal
Cover:	c51080c22t6.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	1958
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:57
Label:	Argo
Chronology:	Ahmad Jamal
Prev Title:	Macanudo
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Naked City Theme
Next Year:	1964

Poinciana is an album by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, mostly recorded at the Spotlite Club in Washington, DC in 1958 and originally released in 1963. The title song is probably the 45 rpm studio version.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 2:58
2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) – 4:21
3. "A Gal in Calico" (Arthur Schwartz, Leo Robin) – 4:45
4. "Ivy" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:45
5. "Tater Pie" (Ashby) – 2:56
6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 7:34
7. "This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:48
8. "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) – 3:50

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Ray Crawford – guitar
• Vernel Fournier – drums

External links

• "Ahmad Jamal's Recording of 'Poinciana' Turns Fifty" by Ted Gioia (www.jazz.com)

Notes and References

1. Allmusic review