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The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1959
Recorded	October 25, 1951 May 5, 1952 October 1955
Genre	Jazz
Label	Epic LN 3631
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Jamal at the Penthouse (1959) The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal (1959) Happy Moods (1960)

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The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. It contains performances from his earliest recording sessions for Okeh in 1951–52 in Chicago, and an Epic session from October 1955 in New York, NY. It includes additional selections from the sessions where the 1956 album The Ahmad Jamal Trio was recorded. The album was re-released in 2005 with additional tracks.

Track listing

1959 Edition

1. "Old Devil Moon"
2. "Ahmad's Blues"
3. "Poinciana" (The Song of the Tree)
4. "Billy Boy"
5. "Will You Still Be Mine"
6. "Pavanne"
7. "Crazy He Calls Me"
8. "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"
9. "Aki and Ukthay" (Brother and Sister)
10. "Slaughter On 10th Avenue"
11. "A Gal in Calico"
12. "It's Easy to Remember"

2005 Edition

1. "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top"
2. "Will You Still Be Mine"
3. "Ahmad's Blues"
4. "A Gal in Calico"
5. "Aki and Ukthay"
6. "Billy Boy"
7. "Black Beauty"
8. "Love for Sale"
9. "Something to Remember You By"
10. "Poinciana"
11. "Don't Blame Me"
12. "Autumn Leaves"
13. "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
14. "Old Devil Moon"
15. "It's Easy to Remember"
16. "Squeeze Me"
17. "Crazy He Calls Me"
18. "Pavanne"
19. "Perfidia"
20. "Rica Pulpa"
21. "The Donkey Serenade"

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal - piano
• Ray Crawford - guitar
• Eddie Calhoun, Israel Crosby - double bass

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Allmusic Review accessed May 13, 2024
3. "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 5, 1959. p. 43 – via Google Books.
4. "Reissued: The Piano Scene of Ahmad Jamal". KCRW. June 30, 2014.
5. Ahmad Jamal discography accessed November 25, 2016

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