Ahmad's Blues

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"Ahmad’s Blues" presents a selection of tunes recorded by the Ahmad Jamal Trio at the Spotlight Club (also known as Spotlite). As renowned jazz producer John Hammond stated, the 1958 Pershing and Spotlight performances marked the turning point in Ahmad Jamal’s career, even though they were not the pianist’s first recordings. Scorned by the critics but worshiped by musicians and the public alike, the Ahmad Jamal Trio was the biggest selling jazz group on records in 1958.

PERSONNEL:

AHMAD JAMAL, piano
ISRAEL CROSBY, bass
VERNELL FOURNIER, drums

Live at the Spotlight Club, Washington, September 5-6, 1958.

SIDE A:

01 AHMAD’S BLUES
02 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
03 I WISH I KNEW
04 AUTUMN LEAVES
05 STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
06 CHEEK TO CHEEK

SIDE B:

01 THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
02 SECRET LOVE
03 TABOO
04 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
05 A GAL IN CALICO
06 THAT’S ALL
07 SHOULD I?