Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited

Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited
Live album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1969
Recorded	1968
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:04
Label	Impulse! AS 9176
Producer	Ahmad Jamal, Johnny Pate
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Tranquility (1968) Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited (1969) The Awakening (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at The Village Gate in 1968 and released on the Impulse! label. ^[3]

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic states the album "reveals Jamal playing in a more driving, percussive style, though he keeps his utterly elegant chord voicings intact". ^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except where noted.

1. "Have You Met Miss Jones" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:47
2. "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 9:19
3. "Lament" – 8:05
4. "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 4:51
5. "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" (André Previn, Dory Previn) – 4:23
6. "Frank's Tune" (Frank Strozier) – 5:50
7. "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 5:52

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Jamil Sulieman – bass
• Frank Gant – drums

References

1. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 2012
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p.  111. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. Impulse! Records discography accessed May 18, 2012