Release : Ahmad Jamal Trio - Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958
Artist : Ahmad Jamal Trio
Album : Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958
Genre : Jazz
Source : CDDA
Label : Gambit
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Date : 02-05-2007
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 183kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 28
Time : 106:48min
Size : 141.32MB
CD-1
1 Ahmad's Blues 4:04
2 It Could Happen To You 4:17
3 I Wish I Knew 3:45
4 Autumn Leaves 7:40
5 Stompin' At the Savoy 4:16
6 Cheek To Cheek 4:47
7 The Girl Next Door 3:27
8 Secret Love 3:52
9 Squatty Roo 2:19
10 Taboo 4:01
11 Autumn in New York 3:18
12 A Gal in Calico 4:45
13 That's All 2:39
14 Should I? 3:42
CD-2
1 Seleritus 3:13
2 Let's Fall In Love 5:09
3 This Can't be Love 5:12
4 Ole Devil Moon 3:56
5 Ivy 3:09
6 Tater Pie 3:07
7 Aki & Ukthay (Brother & Sister) 3:17
8 You Don't Know What Love Is 3:30
9 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 4:36
10 So Beats My Heart For You 3:40
11 Our Delight 3:01
12 Soft Winds 3:22
13 Secret Love 2:48
14 Taking a Chance on Love 1:52
Gambit presents the Ahmad Jamal Trio recorded Live at the Spotlite Club in
Washington, D.C. on September 5 and 6, 1958. Beautifully remastered and
carefully sequenced so as to closely approximate the original order of
presentation, these performances illustrate the dramatic interplay between
pianist Jamal, bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Vernell Fournier. Best heard at
sunset, late at night by candlelight, or in a cozy room softly illumined by
indirect incandescence, this music offers the listener an opportunity to savor
both what Jamal plays and what he doesn't play. His sense of timing, the way he
employs contrasting dynamics and his quirky flair for the dramatic have always
made Ahmad Jamal an exciting performer. His Spotlite recordings are filled with
surprises and exhilarating passages, such as the spirited rendition of "Squatty
Roo" by the great Johnny Hodges. Note that much of the nearly three hours of
material recorded nine months earlier at the Pershing Club in Chicago appears to
have vanished; one can only hope that some sort of time capsule will one day
surface, packed with reels of all-but-forgotten Jamal, and be shared with the
public. Happily, a much larger percentage of the music recorded at the Spotlite
did survive, found its way onto numerous albums over the years, and appears here
in Gaslight's gloriously dilated complete edition. Three studio-recorded bonus
tracks have been added to this excellent compilation; these elusive rarities
were originally issued as 45 rpm singles.