LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs， HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL PRESSING FOR SUPER FIDELITY， THE WAY THIS MUSIC WAS MEANT TO BE HEARD， 180 gram VINYL -AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

Although they were not Ahmad Jamal’s first recordings the 1958 Pershing performances marked the beginning of his success. The original album But Not for Me taped at the Pershing Lounge in Chicago on January 16 & 17 1958 included eight of the 43 tunes played by the trio which were carefully selected by the pianist himself. Two years later the album’s success tempted the original producers to release eleven more tunes which constituted the Vol.2 and were again selected under the supervision of Jamal’s attentive ears. It is believed that the unused material was put aside and subsequently lost.

AHMAD JAMAL piano
ISRAEL CROSBY bass
VERNEL FOURNIER drums
Live at the Pershing Lounge Chicago January 16 & 17 1958.

*BONUS TRACK: Same personnel but Ray Crawford (g) replaces Fournier. New York October 25 1955.

Side A:
1. BUT NOT FOR ME
2. THE SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP
3. MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
4. MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! (PUT ANOTHER NICKEL)
5. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
Side B:
1. POINCIANA
2. WOODY ‘N YOU
3. WHAT’S NEW?

Side C:
1. TOO LATE NOW
2. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
3. CHEROKEE
4. IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING
5. I’LL REMEMBER APRIL
6. MY FUNNY VALENTINE
7. POINCIANA [Single version]
Side D:
1. GONE WITH THE WIND
2. BILLY BOY
3. IT’S YOU OR NO ONE
4. THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
5. POOR BUTTERFLY
6. POINCIANA [1955 Studio version] *