Erroll Garner brings us away from the Boston jazz scene to the Pittsburgh jazz incubator. Where Garner attended George Westinghouse High School so, eventually, did fellow pianist Ahmad Jamal. Ahmad Jamal started his recording career as one of "Three Strings" setting singles for OKeh Records. He then, still as one of a trio, released his debut album Ahmad Jamal Plays in 1955 on Parrot Records.
Here is the discography surrounding Ahmad Jamal's debut album:
A Gal in Calico (1952 single as Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings)
Perfidia (1952 single as Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings)
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (1952 single as Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings)
Will You Still Be Mine (1953 single as Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings)
Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings (1953 EP as Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings)
Seleritus (1954 single)
Excerpts from the Blues (1955 single)
Ahmad Jamal Plays
Chamber Music of the New Jazz (1956 album re-release)
"I Get a Kick Out of You" by Ahmad Jamal
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" by Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings
"Rica Pulpa" by Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings
Pass the Headphones!!
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