The Ahmad Jamal Trio

by The Ahmad Jamal Trio

The Ahmad Jamal Trio cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 19:01
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing to refine the highly transparent, remarkably spacious trio aesthetic that profoundly influenced Miles Davis, the pianist relies heavily on dramatic pauses and light, infectious vamps. The unique instrumentation, notably featuring Ray Crawford's subtle guitar work in place of a drum set, creates an incredibly airy, sophisticated acoustic texture. The elegantly paced, highly accessible recordings brilliantly prioritize compositional structure and dynamic control over dense bebop fireworks.

Genres

Descriptors: Improvisation, Instrumental, Melodic

Tracklist

  1. Perfidia
  2. Love For Sale
  3. Rica Pulpa
  4. Autumn Leaves
  5. Squeeze Me
  6. Something To Remember You By
  7. Black Beauty
  8. The Donkey Serenade
  9. Don't Blame Me
  10. They Can't Take That Away From Me

Credits

  • The Ahmad Jamal Trio - primary artist
  • Israel Crosby - double bass
  • Ray Crawford - guitar
  • Ahmad Jamal - piano
  • Alberto Dominguez - written-by
  • Cole Porter - written-by
  • Eliseo Grenet - written-by
  • Johnny Mercer - written-by
  • Joseph Kosma - written-by
  • Clarence Williams - written-by
  • Fats Waller - written-by
  • Schwartz & Dietz - written-by
  • Duke Ellington - written-by
  • George Forrest - written-by
  • Herbert Stothart - written-by
  • Robert Craig Wright - written-by
  • Rudolf Friml - written-by
  • Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields - written-by
  • George & Ira Gershwin - written-by

More from The Ahmad Jamal Trio: full discography