Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal
Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded live on location at the Spotlite Club in Washington, DC on September 5 and 6 and released on Argo in 1959.[2] It includes additional selections from the engagement where Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV was recorded, and the complete recordings from these shows were released on 2007's Complete Live at the Spotlight Club 1958 on the Gambit label. The original release was a 2 LP set. Pianist Keith Jarrett has said this album changed his life.[3]
| Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | September 5–6, 1958 The Spotlight Club, DC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo LPS-638 | |||
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Reception
AllMusic rates the album 3 out of 5 stars.[1]
Track listing
- All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except as indicated
- "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert)
- "Ahmad's Blues"
- "Old Devil Moon" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane)
- "Serelitus"
- "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen)
- "Ivy" (Hoagy Carmichael)
- "Tater Pie" (Irving Ashby)
- "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- "Aki and Ukthay (Brother & Sister)"
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene DePaul, Don Raye)
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
- "So Beats My Heart for You" (Pat Ballard, Charles Henderson, Tom Waring)
- "Gal in Calico" (Leo Robin, Arthur Schwartz)
- "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron)
Personnel
- Ahmad Jamal – piano
- Israel Crosby – double bass
- Vernel Fournier – drums
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References
- Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2016
- Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 25, 2016
- accessed December 31, 2017
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