Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet

Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet
Studio album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1961
Recorded	August 15–17, 1960
Studio	Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:28
Label	Argo LPS-673
Producer	Jack Tracy
Ahmad Jamal chronology
At the Pershing, Vol. 2 (1961) Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (1961) Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label.^[2]

Critical reception[]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.^[1]

Track listing[]

1. "Ahmad's Waltz" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:44
2. "Valentina" (Christine Reynolds) – 2:19
3. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 2:57
4. "Tempo for Two" (Joe Kennedy) – 3:26
5. "Hallelujah" (Vincent Youmans, Leo Robin) – 2:06
6. "It's a Wonderful World" (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson) – 2:50
7. "Baía" (Ary Barroso) – 4:04
8. "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" (John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell) – 3:53
9. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – 4:04
10. "Who Cares?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:05

Personnel[]

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Joe Kennedy – violin
• – guitar
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums

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