Ahmad Jamal Plays

Ahmad Jamal Plays is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1955 and originally released on the short-lived Parrot label in 1955. The album was rereleased as Chamber Music of the New Jazz on the Argo label after Chess Records purchased the master tapes in 1956.

At this time, Jamal still performed with a trio including a guitar rather than drums, modeled on the trio of Nat King Cole. The album includes seven jazz standards and two originals, one by Jamal and one by guitarist Ray Crawford. Jamal's contribution, "New Rhumba", was later transcribed note for note by arranger Gil Evans for the 1957 Miles Davis album Miles Ahead.

The cover was credited to Eric Anderson, Jr.