Argo · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Portfolio Of Ahmad Jamal
| Recorded | Sep 5-6, 1958 |
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| Label | Argo |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 214242 |
The record
Recorded months after the famous Pershing dates, this set keeps the same working unit -- Crosby's supple walking lines, Fournier's brushwork -- fully intact. Argo's engineers catch a band whose sense of dynamics runs as deep as its repertoire.
Session personnel
- Israel Crosby — bass
- Vernell Fournier — drums
- Ahmad Jamal — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 21 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-2638 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1959 | Argo — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-2638 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP 2638 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP 2638 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Mono · gatefold |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP 2638 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Stereo, Embossed Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP 2638 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-2638 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Mono |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-2638 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · gatefold |
| 1983 | Baybridge Records · UPS-2213~4-B — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · gatefold |
| 1983 | Baybridge Records · UPS-2213~4-B — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1987 | Vogue · 600162 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2004 | Argo (6) · UCCC-9074 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2012 | Argo (6) · UCCU-9975 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Israel Crosby also plays on
Vernell Fournier also plays on