Cry Young

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title: "Cry Young" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cadet-records-albums", "ahmad-jamal-albums", "1967-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_Young" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Cry Young
type	Album
artist	Ahmad Jamal
cover	Cry Young.jpg
released	1967
recorded	June 12–13, 1967
studio	Fine Recording Studios, New York
genre	Jazz
length	33:09
label	Cadet
LPS-792
producer	Dick LaPalm
chronology	Ahmad Jamal
prev_title	Standard Eyes
prev_year	1967
next_title	The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful
next_year	1968
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| name = Cry Young | type = Album | artist = Ahmad Jamal | cover = Cry Young.jpg | alt = | released = 1967 | recorded = June 12–13, 1967 | venue = | studio = Fine Recording Studios, New York | genre = Jazz | length = 33:09 | label = Cadet LPS-792 | producer = Dick LaPalm | chronology = Ahmad Jamal | prev_title = Standard Eyes | prev_year = 1967 | next_title = The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful | next_year = 1968 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = Cry Young is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Cadet label.

Critical reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it a "Fine, enjoyable date from his peak period of popularity".

Track listing

1. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:07
2. "Where Is Love?" (Lionel Bart) – 2:34
3. "Little Ditty" (Ahmad Jamal) – 2:23
4. "Who Needs Manhattan" (Bob Williams) – 3:54
5. "Minor Moods" (Jamal, Jamil Nasser) – 2:21
6. "Cry Young" (Williams) – 3:43
7. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 3:15
8. "There Are Such Things" (Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer) – 3:24
9. "Call Me Irresponsible" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:53
10. "Tropical Breeze" (Nasser) – 3:00
11. "C'est si Bon" (Henri Betti) – 2:35

Personnel

• Ahmad Jamal – piano, arranger
• Jamil Nasser – bass
• Frank Gant – drums
• The Howard Roberts Choir – vocals
• Hale Smith – conductor

References

References

1. [http://www.ahmadjamal.net/Discography_Ahmad_Jamal.html Ahmad Jamal discography] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-05-27 accessed May 18, 2012)
2. Wynn, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/cry-young-r141388 Allmusic Review] accessed May 18, 2012

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