THE COMPLETE AHMAD JAMAL TRIO ARGO SESSIONS

9 CDs DELUXE BOX SET
 

Miles once said, “All my inspiration today comes from Ahmad Jamal.”
These recordings are the reason why.   

PERSONNEL & DATES:

(A) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Walter Perkins (d).
Universal Recording, Chicago, September 27, 1956.

(B) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).           
Pershing Lounge, Chicago, January 16 & 17, 1958

(C) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).
Chicago, June 30 1958

(D) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).
Spotlight Club, Washington, D.C., September 5-6, 1958

(E) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO with string section: Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, Sylvan Shulman, Leo Kruczek, Harry Katzman, Alexander Cores, Alvin Rudnitsky, Seymour Miroff, Bernard Eichenbaum, Felix Orlewitz, Bertrand Hirsch, Isadore Zir, George Brown, Lucien Schmit, David Soyer (vln), Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d), Joe Kennedy (arr, dir).
Nola’s Penthouse, NYC, February 27-28, 1959

(F) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).
Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, January 20-21, 1960

(G) AHMAD JAMAL QUINTET: Joe Kennedy (vln), Ahmad Jamal (p), Ray Crawford (g)
Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).
Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, August 15-16, 1960

(H) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).
Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, June 5, 1961

(I) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).
Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra, Chicago, late June 1961

(J) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO: Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d).
The Blackhawk, San Francisco, January 31 & February 1, 1962

ALBUM INDEX

Argo LP-610  Count ‘Em 88
Argo LP-628  But Not For Me
Argo LP-636  Ahmad Jamal Trio – Volume IV
Argo LP-2638  Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal
Argo LP-646  Jamal At The Penthouse
Argo LP-662   Happy Moods
Argo LP-667  At The Pershing
Argo LP-673   Listen To The Ahmad Jamal Quintet
Argo LP-685   Ahmad Jamal’s Alhambra
Argo LP-691   All Of You
Argo LP-703   Ahmad Jamal At The Blackhawk
Chess 2ACMJ-407  Sunset
GRP GRD-2-812   The Best Of Chess Jazz (CD)

TRACKS:

DISC ONE

01. Volga Boatman (A)
02. On Green Dolphin Street (A)
03. How About You (A)
04. I Just Can’t See For Lookin’ (A)
05. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year (A)
06. Beat Out One (A)
07. Maryam (A)
08. Easy To Remember (A)
09. Jim Loves Sue (A)
10. Secret Love (C)
11. Taking A Chance On Love (C)
12. Cheek To Cheek (C)
13. It’s You Or No One (C)
14. Soft Wind (C)
15. Love (C)
16. Aki And Ukthay (C)
17. Love For Sale (C)
18. That’s All (C)

DISC TWO

01. But Not For Me (B)
02. Surrey With The Fringe On Top (B)
03. Moonlight In Vermont (B)
04. (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! (B)
05. There Is No Greater Love (B)
06. Poinciana (B)
07. Woody ‘N’ You (B)
08. What’s New? (B)
09. Too Late Now (B)
10. All The Things You Are (B)
11. Cherokee (B)
12. It Might As Well Be Spring (B)
13. I’ll Remember April (B)
14. My Funny Valentine (B)
15. Gone With The Wind (B)
16. Billy Boy (B)
17. It’s You Or No One (B)
18. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (B)
19. Poor Butterfly (B)

DISC THREE

01. Taboo (D)
02. Should I (D)
03. Stompin’ At The Savoy (D)
04. The Girl Next Door (D)
05. I Wish I Knew (D)
06. Cheek To Cheek (D)
07. Autumn In New York (D)
08. Secret Love (D)
09. Squatty Roo (D)
10. That’s All (D)
11. This Can’t Be Love (D)
12. Autumn Leaves (D)
13. Ahmad’s Blues (D)
14. Old Devil Moon (D)
15. Seleritus (D)
16. It Could Happen To You (D)
17. Ivy (D)
18. Tater Pie (D)
 
DISC FOUR     

01. Let’s Fall In Love (D)
02. Aki And Urkthay (Brother And Sister) (D)
03. You Don’t Know What Love Is (D)
04. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (D)
05. So Beats My Heart For You (D)
06. Gal In Calico (D)
07. Our Delight (D)
08. Too Late Now (D)
09. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (D)
10. Little Old Lady (F)
11. For All We Know (F)
12. Pavanne (F)
13. Excerpts From The Blues (F)
14. Easy To Love (F)
15. Time On My Hands (F)
16. Raincheck (F)
17. I’ll Never Stop Loving You (F)
18. Speak Low (F)
19. Rhumba No. 2 (F)

DISC FIVE

01. Comme Ci, Comme Ca (E)
02. Ivy (E)
03. Never Never Land (E)
04. Tangerine (E)
05. Ahmad’s Blues (E)
06. Seleritus (E)
07. I Like To Recognize The Tune (E)
08. I’m Alone With You (E)
09. Sophisticated Gentleman (E)
10. Ahmad’s Waltz (G)
11. Valentina (G)
12. Yesterdays (G)
13. Tempo For Two (G)
14. Hallelujah (G)
15. It’s A Wonderful World (G)
16. Baia (G)
17. You Came A Long Way From St. Louis (G)
18. Lover Man (G)
19. Who Cares (G)

DISC SIX

01. I’m Old Fashioned (H)
02. We Kiss In A Shadow (H)
03. Chi-town (aka Gem) (H)
04. We Kiss In A Shadow (I)
05. Sweet And Lovely (I)
06. The Party’s Over (I)
07. Love For Sale (I)
08. Snowfall (I)
09. Broadway (I)
10. Willow Weep For Me (I)
11. Autumn Leaves (I)
12. Isn’t It Romantic (I)
13. The Breeze And I (I)

DISC SEVEN

01. Time On My Hands (I)
02. Angel Eyes (I)
03. You Go To My Head (I)
04. Star Eyes (I)
05. All Of You (I)
06. You’re Blasé (I)
07. What Is This Thing Called Love (I)
08. Poinciana (I)
09. We Kiss In The Shadow (alternate take) (I)
10. Stella By Starlight (I)
11. The Lady Is A Tramp (I)

DISC EIGHT

01. Medley: (J) a. I’ll Take Romance - b. My Funny Valentine
02. Like Someone In Love (J)
03. Falling In Love With Love (J)
04. The Best Thing For You (J)
05. April In Paris (J)
06. The Second Time Around (J)
07. We Live In Two Different Worlds (J)
08. Night Mist Blues (J)
09. Darn That Dream (J)
10. On Green Dolphin Street (J)
 
DISC NINE

01. Like Someone In Love (first alternate take) (J)
02. The Second Time Around (first alternate take) (J)
03. Angel Eyes (J)
04. Medley: (J) a. Alone Together - b. Love Walked In
05. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (J)
06. I&rsquo

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