The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (on 1951-10-25)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1951-10-25)
instrumental recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (on 1951-10-25)
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)
Ahmad Jamal2:51
2Will You Still Be Mine
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (on 1951-10-25)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1951-10-25)
instrumental recording of:
Will You Still Be Mine? (on 1951-10-25)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
Ahmad Jamal2:44
3Ahamd's Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-05-05)
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (on 1952-05-05, on 1955-10-25)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1952-05-05)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1952-05-05)
recording of:
Ahmad’s Blues (on 1952-05-05)
composer:
Ahmad Jamal
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4A Gal in Calico
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (on 1952-05-05)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1952-05-05)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1952-05-05)
instrumental recording of:
A Gal in Calico (on 1952-05-05)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
Ahmad Jamal2:37
5Aki and Ukthay
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-05-05)
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (on 1952-05-05)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1952-05-05)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1952-05-05)
recording of:
Aki and Ukthay (Brother and Sister) (on 1952-05-05)
composer:
Ahmad Jamal
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6Billy Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-05-05)
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (on 1952-05-05)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1952-05-05)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1952-05-05)
instrumental recording of:
Billy Boy (on 1952-05-05)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Ahmad Jamal2:40
7Black Beauty
guitar:
Ray Crawford (on 1955-10-25)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-10-25)
recording of:
Black Beauty (on 1955-10-25)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:27
8Love for Sale
instrumental recording of:
Love for Sale (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio8:32
9Something to Remember You By
instrumental recording of:
Something to Remember You By (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio2:49
10Poinciana
instrumental recording of:
Poinciana (Song of the Tree) (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier (in 1936)
composer:
Nat Simon (in 1936)
Ahmad Jamal4:36
11Don't Blame Me
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:22
12Autumn Leaves
double bass:
Israel Crosby (in 1955-10)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1955-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1955-10)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1955-10)
instrumental recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
The Ahmad Jamal Trio2:41
13They Can't Take That Away From Me
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:00
14Old Devil Moon
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Ahmad Jamal3:45
15It's Easy to Remember
instrumental recording of:
It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget) (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Ahmad Jamal2:56
16Squeeze Me
instrumental recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:51
17Crazy He Calls Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, 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)
instrumental recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Ahmad Jamal4:59
18Pavanne
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (on 1955-10-25)
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19Perfidia
instrumental recording of:
Perfidia (on 1955-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:57
20Rica Pulpa
recording of:
Rica Pulpa (on 1955-10-25)
composer:
Eliseo Grenet
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:51
21The Donkey Serenade
instrumental recording of:
The Donkey Serenade (on 1955-10-25)
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
part of:
The Firefly (Rudolf Friml operetta)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:18