track "Poinciana"

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"Poinciana" is a celebrated jazz track most famously interpreted by pianist Ahmad Jamal, whose minimalist, rhythmic 1958 recording became a landmark of modern jazz.

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track "Poinciana" canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
recording ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedArtist Ahmad Jamal ⓘ
Ahmad Jamal Trio ⓘ
linked to: Ahmad Jamal
becameHit late 1950s ⓘ
composer Nat Simon ⓘ
featuredArtist Ahmad Jamal ⓘ
featuredMusician Israel Crosby ⓘ
Vernel Fournier ⓘ
firstPublishedIn 1930s ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
popular song ⓘ
hasKeyVersion Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal Trio, 1958) ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme romantic longing ⓘ
tropical imagery ⓘ
hasNotableInterpretationBy Ahmad Jamal ⓘ
hasNotableRecording Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal Trio, 1958) ⓘ
influenced later jazz pianists ⓘ
instrumentation piano trio ⓘ
isConsidered landmark of modern jazz piano trio playing ⓘ
signature tune of Ahmad Jamal ⓘ
label Argo Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Buddy Bernier ⓘ
notableFor use of space and dynamics in jazz performance ⓘ
performer Ahmad Jamal Trio ⓘ
linked to: Ahmad Jamal
producer Dave Usher ⓘ
recordedAt Pershing Lounge, Chicago ⓘ
recordedForAlbum Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me ⓘ
recordingDate 1958 ⓘ
styleCharacteristic dynamic use of space and silence ⓘ
minimalist piano voicings ⓘ
strong rhythmic ostinato ⓘ
tempo medium ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
title Poinciana ⓘ

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Ahmad Jamal → notableWork → track "Poinciana" ⓘ
Frederick Russell Jones → notableWork → track "Poinciana" ⓘ