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Count 'Em 88

1956 studio album by Ahmad Jamal

Count 'Em 88 is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.[3][4] It contains performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label.[5]

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Critical reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states: "The 'Jamal sound,' with its expert use of dynamics, close interplay, space and subtle surprises was very much in place, and this out-of-print set is on the same level as his better-known hits to come."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal unless noted.

  1. "Volga Boatmen" (Traditional) – 3:49
  2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 3:18
  3. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) – 5:26
  4. "I Just Can't See for Looking" (Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford) – 2:04
  5. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (Frank Loesser) – 2:34
  6. "Beat Out One" – 5:24
  7. "Maryam" – 3:36
  8. "It's Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:35
  9. "Jim Love Sue" – 2:54

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2012
  3. [3]
    "64 Squares, 88 Keys". The New Yorker.
  4. [4]
    Gioia, Ted (May 12, 2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199769155 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 17, 2016


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