Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV

Ahmad Jamal Trio: Volume IV
Live album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1958
Recorded	September 5, 1958 The Spotlight Club, DC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Argo Records Argo LP-636
Producer	Dave Usher
Ahmad Jamal chronology
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The Ahmad Jamal Trio: Volume IV is a 1958 jazz album by pianist Ahmad Jamal. The album was recorded live on location at the Spotlite Club in Washington, DC on September 6, 1958. The LP was released as Argo Records LP-636. This was Jamal's first recording following his surprise hit record, At the Pershing: But Not for Me.

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic notes that Volume IV "gives one a fairly definitive sampling of the unusual sound of the group, which could play with great passion while lowering the volume." Yanow commends the versions of "Taboo," "The Girl Next Door," "Cheek to Cheek," and "Secret Love" recorded on the album.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Taboo" (E. Lecuona) (3:55)
2. "Should I" (Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) (3:31)
3. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Sampson, Webb, Goodman, Razaf, Robbins) (4:15)
4. "The Girl Next Door" (Martin & Blaine, Leo Feist) (3:22)
5. "I Wish I Knew" (Gordon, Warren) (3:27)
6. "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) (4:46)
7. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) (3:11)
8. "Secret Love" (S. Fein, P. Webster) (3:40)
9. "Squatty Roo" (Johnny Hodges) (2:14)
10. "That's All" (Brandt, Haymes) (2:29)

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Israel Crosby – double bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums
• Malcomn Chisholm – recording engineer
• Don Bronstein – photo and cover design
• Dave Usher – producer

Release history

• Ahmad Jamal (LP, Album) London Records, UK 1959
• Volume IV (LP, Album) Argo Records, US 1958
• Ahmad Jamal (LP, Album, Mono), Quality, Canada
• Ahmad Jamal (LP, Album) Chess, Australia
• "Ahmad Jamal" Volume 4 (LP), Philips, Australia 1959

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