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 [1]
Producer	Phil Chess
Ahmad Jamal chronology
The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1956) Count 'Em 88 (1956) Ahmad's Blues (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Count 'Em 88 is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. ^{[3] [4]} It contains performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label. ^[5]

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." ^[2]

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

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2012
3. "64 Squares, 88 Keys". The New Yorker.
4. Gioia, Ted (May 12, 2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199769155 – via Google Books.
5. Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 17, 2016