At the Pershing: But Not for Me

At the Pershing: But Not for Me
Live album by
Released1958 (1958)
RecordedJanuary 16, 1958
VenuePershing Hotel, Chicago
GenreJazz
LabelArgo LP-628
ProducerDave Usher
Ahmad Jamal chronology
Count 'Em 88
(1956)
At the Pershing: But Not for Me
(1958)
Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV
(1958)

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.[1] The LP was released as Argo Records LP-628. Jamal's previous releases on Argo had been from previously made masters; this was his first release recorded for Argo, and his first album recorded live.[2]

  1. ^ Cohodas, Nadine (2001). Spinning Blues Into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-312-28494-7.
  2. ^ Cohodas, p. 153.