Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited
| Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:04 | |||
| Label | Impulse! AS 9176 | |||
| Producer | Ahmad Jamal, Johnny Pate | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at The Village Gate in 1968 and released on the Impulse! label.[3]
Critical reception
Thom Jurek of Allmusic states the album "reveals Jamal playing in a more driving, percussive style, though he keeps his utterly elegant chord voicings intact".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except where noted.
- "Have You Met Miss Jones" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:47
- "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 9:19
- "Lament" – 8:05
- "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 4:51
- "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" (André Previn, Dory Previn) – 4:23
- "Frank's Tune" (Frank Strozier) – 5:50
- "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 5:52
Personnel
References
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed May 18, 2012