This 2xCD reissue comprises three of Ahmad Jamal's early and mid 1950s trio albums plus a fourth recorded in 1960 with a quintet. Between times, Jamal had released the totemic trio set At The Pershing (Argo, 1958), which included the break-out single "Poinciana" (his first, equally imaginitive, 1955 recording of Nat Simon and Buddy Bernier's tune is included here). Inlcudes material taken from 'Ahmad Jamal – Ahmad Jamal Plays' (Parrot), later reissued as 'Chamber Music Of The New Jazz' (Argo LP-602), 'The Ahmad Jamal Trio' (Epic LN 3212), taken from 'Miles Ahead' (Columbia CL 1041), taken from 'The Piano Scene Of Ahmad Jamal' (Epic LN 3631), taken from 'The Ahmad Jamal Quintet – Listen' (Argo LP-673), taken from 'Gil Evans – Great Jazz Standards' (World Pacific WP-1270) Ray Crawford plays guitar on this track.
- 1-1 New Rhumba
- 1-10 Perfidia
- 1-11 Love For Sale
- 1-12 Rica Pulpa
- 1-13 Autumn Leaves
- 1-14 Squeeze Me
- 1-15 Something To Remember You By
- 1-16 Black Beauty
- 1-17 The Donkey Serenade
- 1-18 Don't Blame Me
- 1-19 They Can't Take That Away From Me
- 1-2 A Foggy Day
- 1-20 New Rhumba - Miles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
- 1-3 All Of You
- 1-4 It Ain't Necessarily So
- 1-5 I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)
- 1-6 I Get A Kick Out Of You
- 1-7 Jeff
- 1-8 Darn That Dream
- 1-9 Spring Is Here
- 2-1 Old Devil Moon
- 2-10 Slaughter On 10th Avenue
- 2-11 A Gal In Calico
- 2-12 It's Easy To Remember
- 2-13 Ahmad's Waltz
- 2-14 Valentina
- 2-15 Yesterdays
- 2-16 Tempo For Two
- 2-17 Hallelujah
- 2-18 It's A Wonderful World
- 2-19 Baia
- 2-2 Ahmad's Blues
- 2-20 You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
- 2-21 Lover Man
- 2-22 Who Cares
- 2-23 Joy Spring – Gil Evans Orchestra (with Ray Crawford)
- 2-3 Poinciana
- 2-4 Billy Boy
- 2-5 Will You Still Be Mine
- 2-6 Pavanne
- 2-7 Crazy He Calls Me
- 2-8 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- 2-9 Aki And Ukthay
