"At the Pershing: But Not for Me is a 1958
jazz album by pianist
Ahmad Jamal. According to the album jacket, the tapes were made on January 16, 1958, at the Pershing Lounge of Chicago's Pershing Hotel and each set played that night was recorded, a total of 43 tracks, of which 8 were selected by Jamal for the album. ... The 1958
Down Beat review was mildly negative, referring to Jamal as playing 'cocktail music'; the reviewer acknowledged Jamal's skill and influence on other jazz musicians such as Miles Davis, but wrote, 'The trio's chief virtue is an excellent, smooth light but flexible beat', and 'Throughout the music is kept emotionally, melodically, and organizationally innocuous. In August 1958,
Jet magazine referred to the album as 'a nationwide hit'. ..."
Wikipedia
“It Was Beyond My Wildest Dreams” Pianist Ahmad Jamal Recalls ‘At The Pershing’ (Audeio/Video)
YouTube: But Not for Me, Poinciana, Woody'n You
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