Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra
Live album by
Released1961
RecordedJune 1961
Alhambra, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length41:21
LabelArgo
LPS-685
ProducerLeonard Chess
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet
(1961)
Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra
(1961)
All of You
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

  1. "We Kiss in a Shadow" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:47
  2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare) – 3:53
  3. "The Party's Over" (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne) – 3:55
  4. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 4:00
  5. "Snow Fall" (Claude Thornhill) – 2:23
  6. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 7:35
  7. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 3:55
  8. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert) – 3:45
  9. "Isn't It Romantic" (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:15
  10. "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

  1. 1 2 "Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra – Ahmad Jamal | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 21, 2012
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