Rossiter Road

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Rossiter Road
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Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedFebruary 1, 1986
StudioSkyline Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length41:25
Label Atlantic 781 645-1
Producer Ahmad Jamal and Laura Hess-Hay
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985
(1985)
Rossiter Road
(1986)
Crystal
(1987)
Professional ratings
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Rossiter Road is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1986 and released on the Atlantic label. [2] The album debuted on the Billboard Top Jazz Album chart on June 7, 1986 and would spend 10 weeks on the chart, eventually peaking at #21.

Contents

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said, "Few of pianist Ahmad Jamal's many recordings are not worth picking up, and this effort for Atlantic boasts some fresh material and fine playing". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except as indicated

  1. "Milan" – 5:50
  2. "If I Find the Way" – 4:12
  3. "Without You" – 5:18
  4. "Acorn" – 4:58
  5. "Yellow Fellow" (Christian Paulin) – 6:20
  6. "Autumn Rain" – 5:32
  7. "Winter Snow" – 4:11
  8. "Rossiter Road" – 6:09

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2012
  2. Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 25, 2012