Bill Mays at Maybeck
| Bill Mays at Maybeck | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Live album by | |
| Recorded | September 1992 |
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Concord |
| Producer | Carl Jefferson |
Bill Mays at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Six is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Bill Mays.
Music and recording[edit]
The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in September 1992.[2] Most of the material is swing standards.[3]
Release and reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
The AllMusic reviewer recommended one track in particular: "'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' (which starts and ends with a very impressionistic fantasy, making one wonder if its swinging middle section was indeed a dream) is most memorable".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the standards were played with imagination, but that some of the other tracks were lacking expression.[2]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" | Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin | 7:30 |
| 2. | "I Wish I Knew" | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Stompin' at the Savoy" | Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb | 5:31 |
| 4. | "Boardwalk Blues" | Bill Mays | 6:22 |
| 5. | "Lush Life" | Billy Strayhorn | 6:09 |
| 6. | "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" | Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 7:08 |
| 8. | "Jitterbug Waltz" | Richard Maltby, Jr., Fats Waller | 6:21 |
| 9. | "Thanksgiving Prayer" | Mays | 5:19 |
| 10. | "Why Did I Choose You?/Never Let Me Go" | Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin | 5:22 |
| 11. | "Grandpa's Spells" | Jelly Roll Morton | 1:46 |
Personnel[edit]
- Bill Mays – piano
References[edit]
- ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 869. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Bill Mays – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 26". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2018.