Ahmad Jamal

• 2-CD SET

• INCLUDES 9 BONUS TRACKS

• 12 PAGES BOOKLET

This release compiles all known 1962 performances by the celebrated Ahmad Jamal Trio with Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier at the Blackhawk club in San Francisco. This material was originally issued on the LP, Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (Argo LPS-703). Nine extra tunes from the engagement that were not issued on the original LP have been added here. This formation of the group wouldn’t last long, as Israel Crosby died in mid-1962.

PERSONNEL:

• Ahmad Jamal - (piano)
• Israel Crosby - (bass)
• Vernel Fournier - (drums)

Live at The Blackhawk, San Francisco, January 31 & February 1, 1962

TRACKS:

• CD ONE (51:43)
• 01 MEDLEY: I’LL TAKE ROMANCE / MY FUNNY VALENTINE
• 02 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE [master]
• 03 FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE
• 04 THE BEST THING FOR YOU
• 05 APRIL IN PARIS
• 06 THE SECOND TIME AROUND [master]
• 07 WE LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS
• 08 NIGHT MIST BLUES
• 09 DARN THAT DREAM
• 10 ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET

• CD TWO (56:16)
• 01 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE [alternative version 1]
• 02 THE SECOND TIME AROUND [alternative version 1]
• 03 ANGEL EYES
• 04 MEDLEY: ALONE TOGETHER / LOVE WALKED IN
• 05 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
• 06 I’M OLD FASHIONED
• 07 WE KISS IN A SHADOW
• 08 THE SECOND TIME AROUND [alternative version 2]
• 09 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE [alternative version 2]