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Rossiter Road

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Rossiter Road
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedFebruary 1, 1986
StudioSkyline Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:25
LabelAtlantic 781 645-1
ProducerAhmad Jamal and Laura Hess-Hay
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985
(1985)
Rossiter Road
(1986)
Crystal
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Rossiter Road is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1986 and released on the Atlantic label.[2] The album debuted on the Billboard Top Jazz Album chart on June 7, 1986 and would spend 10 weeks on the chart, eventually peaking at #21.

Critical reception

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Scott Yanow of Allmusic said, "Few of pianist Ahmad Jamal's many recordings are not worth picking up, and this effort for Atlantic boasts some fresh material and fine playing".[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ahmad Jamal except as indicated

  1. "Milan" – 5:50
  2. "If I Find the Way" – 4:12
  3. "Without You" – 5:18
  4. "Acorn" – 4:58
  5. "Yellow Fellow" (Christian Paulin) – 6:20
  6. "Autumn Rain" – 5:32
  7. "Winter Snow" – 4:11
  8. "Rossiter Road" – 6:09

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2012
  2. ^ Ahmad Jamal discography Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 25, 2012