Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra
Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra | ||||
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Live album by Ahmad Jamal | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | June 1961 Alhambra, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:21 | |||
Label | Argo LPS-685 | |||
Producer | Leonard Chess | |||
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Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, featuring performances recorded at Jamal's own club in Chicago in 1961 and released on the Argo label.[2]
Critical reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The interplay between the musicians was often magical."[1]
Track listing
- "We Kiss in a Shadow" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:47
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare) – 3:53
- "The Party's Over" (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne) – 3:55
- "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 4:00
- "Snow Fall" (Claude Thornhill) – 2:23
- "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 7:35
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 3:55
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert) – 3:45
- "Isn't It Romantic" (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:15
- "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 2:53
Personnel
Performance
Production
- Leonard Chess – supervision
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Don Bronstein – cover art
- Sid McCoy – liner notes
References
- ^ a b "Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra – Ahmad Jamal | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 21, 2012
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- Ahmad Jamal Plays (1955)
- The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1955)
- Count 'Em 88 (1956)
- The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (1959)
- Jamal at the Penthouse (1959)
- Happy Moods (1960)
- Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (1960)
- Macanudo (1962)
- The Roar of the Greasepaint (1965)
- Extensions (1965)
- Rhapsody (1966)
- Heat Wave (1966)
- Cry Young (1967)
- The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful (1968)
- Tranquility (1968)
- The Awakening (1970)
- Ahmad Jamal '73 (1973)
- Jamalca (1974)
- Jamal Plays Jamal (1974)
- Genetic Walk (1975)
- Steppin' Out with a Dream (1976)
- One (1978)
- Intervals (1980)
- Night Song (1980)
- Digital Works (1985)
- Rossiter Road (1986)
- Crystal (1987)
- Pittsburgh (1989)
- I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn (1994)
- The Essence Part One (1995)
- Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (1995)
- Nature: The Essence Part Three (1997)
- Ballades (2019)
- Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV (1958)
- At the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958)
- At the Pershing, Vol. 2 (1958)
- Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal (1958)
- Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra (1961)
- All of You (1961)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (1962)
- Poinciana (1963)
- Naked City Theme (1964)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited (1968)
- Freeflight (1971)
- Outertimeinnerspace (1972)
- Recorded Live at Oil Can Harry's (1976)
- Live at Bubba's (1980)
- In Concert (1981)
- Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (1985)
- Live in Paris 1992 (1992)
- Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (1992)
- Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge 1958 (2007)
- Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 (2007)
- Standard Eyes (1967)