Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal album)

Poinciana
Compilation album by Ahmad Jamal
Released	1963
Recorded	1958
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:57
Label	Argo
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Macanudo (1962) Poinciana (1963) Naked City Theme (1964)

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Poinciana is a compilation album by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, mainly recorded at the Spotlite Club in Washington, DC in 1958. Most tracks originally appeared on the 1959 LP Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal. The title song is the 45 rpm edit of the performance released on the At the Pershing: But Not for Me LP.

Track listing

1. "Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 2:58
2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) – 4:21
3. "A Gal in Calico" (Arthur Schwartz, Leo Robin) – 4:45
4. "Ivy" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:45
5. "Tater Pie" (Ashby) – 2:56
6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 7:34
7. "This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:48
8. "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) – 3:50

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums

External links

• "Ahmad Jamal's Recording of 'Poinciana' Turns Fifty" by Ted Gioia (www.jazz.com)