''Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge 1958'' is an album by jazz pianist

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. It contains performances recorded at The Pershing Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, in 1958. Some of the performances were released on the albums '' At the Pershing: But Not for Me'' and ''

At the Pershing, Vol. 2 ''At the Pershing, Vol. 2'' is an album by pianist Ahmad Jamal on the Argo label composed of selections from the same January 1958 engagement at the Pershing Lounge of Chicago's Pershing Hotel where the hit album At the Pershing: But Not for Me ...

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Recording

The music was played in concerts by the trio of pianist Ahmad Jamal, bassist Israel Crosby, and drummer

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at the Pershing Lounge, inside Chicago's Pershing Hotel, on East 64th Street, on January 16 and 17, 1958.

Reception

The AllMusic review gave the album five stars, stating: "Gambit Records issued all 19 tracks from the Pershing engagements on one CD, bringing before the public a body of work that two generations of jazz heads had gathered piecemeal on

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and Chess LPs or various partial CD reissues. Tacked on to this historical edition is an edited version of 'Poinciana' released as a single after it became apparent that it had hit potential."

Personnel

* Ahmad Jamal – piano * Israel Crosby – double bass *

– drums

References

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