AHMAD JAMAL LP “Chamber Music of New Jazz” ARGO mono DG orig ‘55 NICE

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Artist:  AHMAD JAMAL                             

Title:   “Chamber Music of the New Jazz”

Label:   ARGO ~ # ALP 602.  Mono pressing on medium weight vinyl, with deep groove.  Labels are black and silver, with black text.   

Year:  1955.

Condition:    

DISC:  Vinyl is EXCELLENT with full original gloss.  Has been played a small number of times and handled with care.  There are a couple slight hairline paper scuffs but no serious or audible marks or problems.  Plays beautifully with superb fidelity.  Labels are clean.  This hard-to-find LP is one that you will never need to upgrade.      

JACKET:   Jacket is nice VG to VG+.  Front and reverse panels are nice and clean.  Top and bottom seams have splitting, and corners have been bumped.  Reverse is clean and bright with no writing, stickers, cutout indications, or other issues.       

Track Listing:

Side One:

• New Rumba
• A Foggy Day
• All of You
• It Ain’t Necessarily So
• Medley

Side Two:

• Spring is Here
• I Get a Kick Out of You
• Jeff
• Darn That Dream

Review:

“This album is unusual in two ways. Because pianist Ahmad Jamal would soon become famous for his piano/bass/drums trios, it is often forgotten that, up until 1956, his group consisted of bassist Israel Crosby and guitarist Ray Crawford.  Crawford's percussive hitting of his guitar would soon be utilized by Herb Ellis in Oscar Peterson's Trio.  And, although it is known that Miles Davis listened closely to Jamal and often "borrowed" his repertoire, few probably realize that Gil Evans based some of his famous arrangements on Jamal's interpretations.  A comparison of "New Rumba" and "Medley" (which is really "I Don't Want To Be Kissed") on this album with Evans' version for Miles Ahead in 1957 sounds nearly identical despite the very different personnel.  It is a pity that Jamal would soon change his group's instrumentation since his communication with Crawford and Crosby (heard here on such tunes as "A Foggy Day," "All of You," "I Get a Kick out of You" and "Spring Is Here") was often magical, but he would soon gain great popularity with the upcoming guitarless trio (which was just as telepathic).”

(courtesy Scott Yanow, allmusic.com.)

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