The CBS Jazz Piano Collection - Ahmad Jamal, Volume 1: "The Three Strings"

~ 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
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (in 1951-10)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1951-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1951-10)
recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (in 1951-10)
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 Jamal's Three Strings2:53
2Will You Still Be Mine
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (in 1951-10)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1951-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1951-10)
instrumental recording of:
Will You Still Be Mine? (in 1951-10)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings2:45
3Rica Pulpa
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (in 1951-10)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1951-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1951-10)
recording of:
Rica Pulpa (in 1951-10)
composer:
Eliseo Grenet
Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings3:53
4Perfidia
double bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (in 1951-10)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1951-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1951-10)
recording of:
Perfidia (in 1951-10)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings3:58
5Aki and Ukthay (Brother and Sister)
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
Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings3:09
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 Jamal's Three Strings2:42
7Ahmad'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
Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings2:58
8A 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
part of:
The 20th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings2:38
9Slaughter on 10th Avenue
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1955-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1955-10)
recording of:
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (in 1955-10)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
On Your Toes
The Ahmad Jamal Trio4:53
10Old Devil Moon
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1955-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1955-10)
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (in 1955-10)
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)
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:47
11Black 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 Trio3:30
12Don't Blame Me
guitar:
Ray Crawford (in 1955-10)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (in 1955-10)
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (in 1955-10)
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 Trio3:21