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The Ahmad Jamal Trio
| Recorded | Oct 1955 |
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| Label | Epic |
| Catalog | LN 3212 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 289125 |
The record
Crawford's conga-toned guitar and Crosby's flexible bass wrap around the pianist's spare touch on this Epic session, previewing the trio concept he'd sharpen at Chess and Argo. Sparse, patient, and already pointing toward the sound Miles would study.
Session personnel
- Israel Crosby — bass
- Ray Crawford — guitar
- 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 18 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Epic · LN 3212 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Epic · BN 627 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | Epic · LN-3212 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1962 | Epic · LN-3212 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1962 | Epic · LN 3212 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1962 | Epic · BN 627 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | Epic · LN 3212 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Terre Haute Pressing |
| 2014 | Epic · SICP 4210 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | WaxTime · 772337 — Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 2023 | Sony Records Int'l · SICJ 30154 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, BSCD2 |
| — | Epic — MONO |
| — | Columbia · CSP 627 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo, Pitman Pressing, Special Collector's Series |
| — | Columbia · CSR 627 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| — | Epic · LN 3212 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Israel Crosby also plays on
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