The Complete Collection: Part One 1951 - 1959

~ Release by Ahmad Jamal (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (Tracks 1-12, Epic, 1959, LN 3631) / Ahmad Jamal Plays (Tracks 13-21, Parrot, 1955)
#TitleRatingLength
1Old Devil Moon
3:45
2Ahmad's Blues
recording of:
Ahmad’s Blues
composer:
Ahmad Jamal
2:55
3Poinciana
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-25)
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-10-25)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-10-25)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-10-25)
recording of:
Poinciana (Song of the Tree) (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier (in 1936)
composer:
Nat Simon (in 1936)
4:34
4Billy Boy
instrumental recording of:
Billy Boy
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
2:39
5Will You Still Be Mine
2:42
6Pavanne
4:26
7Crazy He Calls Me
4:58
8The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
instrumental recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:51
9Aki and Ukthay
recording of:
Aki and Ukthay (Brother and Sister)
composer:
Ahmad Jamal
3:07
10Slaughter on 10th Avenue
4:52
11A Gal in Calico
2:37
12It's Easy to Remember
2:57
13New Rhumba
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recording of:
New Rhumba (on 1955-05-23)
composer:
Ahmad Jamal
4:40
14A Foggy Day
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
instrumental recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1955-05-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
4:23
15All of You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
3:15
16It Ain't Necessarily So
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1955-05-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
3:00
17Medley: I Don't Want to Be Kissed (By Anyone but You) / The Alphabet Song
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
3:25
18I Get a Kick Out of You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
4:50
19Jeff
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
4:53
20Darn That Dream
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
instrumental recording of:
Darn That Dream (on 1955-05-23)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
3:11
21Spring Is Here
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-23)
producer:
Dave Usher
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1955-05-23)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-05-23)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
4:03
▶ CD 2: The Ahmad Jamal Trio (Tracks 1-10, Epic, 1955, LN 3212) / Count 'em 88 (Tracks 11-19, Argo, 1956, LP-610)
▶ CD 3: At the Pershing: But Not for Me (Tracks 1-8, Argo, 1958, LP-628) / Volume IV (Tracks 9-17, Argo, 1958, LP 636)
▶ CD 4: Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal (All Tracks, Argo, 1959, LP 2638)

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ASIN:US: B013H15UN0 [info]