The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal explained
The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.[2] [3] It contains performances from his earliest recording sessions for Okeh in 1951–52 in Chicago, and an Epic session from October 1955 in New York, NY.[4] It includes additional selections from the sessions where the 1956 album The Ahmad Jamal Trio was recorded. The album was re-released in 2005 with additional tracks.
Track listing
1959 Edition
- "Old Devil Moon"
- "Ahmad's Blues"
- "Poinciana" (The Song of the Tree)
- "Billy Boy"
- "Will You Still Be Mine"
- "Pavanne"
- "Crazy He Calls Me"
- "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"
- "Aki and Ukthay" (Brother and Sister)
- "Slaughter On 10th Avenue"
- "A Gal in Calico"
- "It's Easy to Remember"
2005 Edition
- "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"
- "Will You Still Be Mine"
- "Ahmad's Blues"
- "A Gal in Calico"
- "Aki and Ukthay"
- "Billy Boy"
- "Black Beauty"
- "Love for Sale"
- "Something to Remember You By"
- "Poinciana"
- "Don't Blame Me"
- "Autumn Leaves"
- "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
- "Old Devil Moon"
- "It's Easy to Remember"
- "Squeeze Me"
- "Crazy He Calls Me"
- "Pavanne"
- "Perfidia"
- "Rica Pulpa"
- "The Donkey Serenade"
Personnel
Notes and References
- Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
- New Releases . Billboard . October 5, 1959 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 43 . Google Books.
- Web site: Reissued: The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal. June 30, 2014. KCRW.
- http://www.ahmadjamal.com/about/discography Ahmad Jamal discography
