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Ahmad Jamal Trio

Title: Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 (2CD)

Label: Gambit

Cat No:69265
Format:CD

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The 1958 Pershing and Spotlite performances marked the turning point in Ahmad Jamal’s career, even though they were not the pianist’s first recordings. The Spotlite material, recorded at a concert in Washington on September 5 & 6, 1958, was issued in many different (always partial) forms over the years. This edition contains all of the known material from the Spotlite performances - plus three rare studio tracks recorded in Chicago, also in 1958, and only issued on long out of print 45 rpm singles.

On this 28-track, 2CD set, Jamal’s trio was : Israel Crosby, bass, and Vernell Fournier, drums. The material was all popular & jazz standards, apart from a couple of original Jamal compositions.

Track Listing for Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 (2CD)
CD1
01 AHMAD’S BLUES (Ahmad Jamal) 4:05
02 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU (Burke-Van Heusen) 4:15
03 I WISH I KNEW (Gordon-Warren) 3:45
04 AUTUMN LEAVES (Prevert-Mercer-Kosma) 7:40
05 STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY (Goodman-Webb-Sampson) 4:15
06 CHEEK TO CHEEK (Irving Berlin) 4:47
07 THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (Blane-Martin) 3:26
08 SECRET LOVE (Webster-Fain) 3:51
09 SQUATTY ROO (Johnny Hodges) 2:18
10 TABOO (Russell-Lecuona) 4:02
11 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK (Vernon Duke) 3:18
12 A GAL IN CALICO (Robin-Schwartz) 4:44
13 THAT’S ALL (Brandt-Haymes) 2:38
14 SHOULD I? (Freed-Brown) 3:39
Total Time: 56:38

CD2
01 SELERITUS (Ahmad Jamal) 3:12
02 LET’S FALL IN LOVE (Koehler-Arlen) 5:06
03 THIS CAN’T BE LOVE (Rodgers-Hart) 5:12
04 OLE DEVIL MOON (Harburg-Lane) 4:00
05 IVY (Hoagy Carmichael) 3:10
06 TATER PIE (Irving Ashby) 3:06
07 AKI & UKTHAY (BROTHER & SISTER) (Ahmad Jamal) 3:16
08 YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (Raye-DePaul) 3:30
09 I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS (Rodgers-Hart) 4:35
10 SO BEATS MY HEART FOR YOU (Ballard-Henderson-Waring) 3:39
11 OUR DELIGHT (Dizzy Gillespie) 2:58
12 SOFT WINDS (Goodman-Henderson) (Studio) 3:20 *
13 SECRET LOVE (Webster-Fain) (Studio) 2:57 *
14 TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (Vernon Duke) (Studio)

Reviews

Jazzwise - Keith Shadwick

The original At The Pershing, alternatively titled But Not For Me, was one of jazz's best-sellers of the 1950s and the follow-up, At The Pershing Volume 2, released in Summer 1960 also scored as a jazz hit. ****

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