Ahmad Jamal

9-CD DE-LUXE BOX SET


Like all Mosaic box sets, the collection comes with a deluxe, full-size booklet. It includes discographical information, an extensive interview with Jamal by Kenny Washington, an essay on the sessions by Washington and many rare contemporary photographs. As for the music, all of Jamal's studio and live recordings on Argo from those years are here. In addition to the previously mentioned 23 bonus recordings - many from live dates - there are 113 other tracks to enjoy.

TRACK LISTING, PERSONNEL:

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)
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) 410
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: I’ll Take Romance / My Funny Valentine (J)
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: Alone Together / Love Walked In (J)
05. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (J)
06. I’m Old Fashioned (J)
07. We Kiss In The Shadows (J)
08. The Second Time Around (second alternate take) (J)
09. Like Someone In Love (second alternate take) (J)

DISCOGRAPHY:

(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:
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.