Count 'Em 88

Count 'Em 88
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1956
Recorded	September 17 and October 4, 1956
Studio	Universal Recording, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:40
Label	Argo LP-610
Producer	Phil Chess
Ahmad Jamal chronology
The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1956) Count 'Em 88 (1956) At the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958)

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Allmusic	[1]

Count 'Em 88 is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label.^[2]

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".^[1]

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

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Walter Perkins – drums

References