Argo · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jamal At The Penthouse
| Recorded | Feb 27-28, 1959 |
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| Label | Argo |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 190555 |
The record
Israel Crosby and Vernell Fournier back the pianist on this early '59 Argo date, extending the spacious, dynamics-driven language that made this trio sound like no other working band. Every silence lands as deliberately as every note.
Session personnel
- Israel Crosby — bass
- Vernell Fournier — drums
- Ahmad Jamal — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Indianapolis Press earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Argo — STEREO |
| 1959 | Bel Canto · ST-122 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, Album, NAB |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Multicolor |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LPS-646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Quality · V-1647 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP 646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Charcoal label |
| 1959 | Quality · SV-1647 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-646 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 2005 | Argo Jazz · UCCC-9131 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2009 | Argo (6) · UCCU-3106 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Israel Crosby also plays on
Vernell Fournier also plays on