Rossiter Road

{{Infobox album

| name = Rossiter Road

| type = Album

| artist = Ahmad Jamal

| cover = Rossiter Road.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1986

| recorded = February 1, 1986

| venue =

| studio = Skyline Studios, New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length = 41:25

| label = Atlantic 781 645-1

| producer = Ahmad Jamal and Laura Hess-Hay

| chronology = Ahmad Jamal

| prev_title = Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Crystal

| next_year = 1987

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

}}

Rossiter Road is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1986 and released on the Atlantic label.[http://www.ahmadjamal.net/Discography_Ahmad_Jamal.html Ahmad Jamal discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527035512/http://www.ahmadjamal.net/Discography_Ahmad_Jamal.html |date=2012-05-27 }} accessed May 25, 2012 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

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".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/rossiter-road-r141409 Allmusic Review] accessed May 25, 2012

Track listing

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

References