Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal album) explained

Poinciana
Type:	Compilation 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 a compilation album by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, mainly recorded at the Spotlite Club in Washington, DC in 1958. Most tracks originally appeared on the 1959 LP Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal. The title song is the 45 rpm edit of the performance released on the LP.^[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
• 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