Bill Mays at Maybeck

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Bill Mays at Maybeck
Live album by
Bill Mays
RecordedSeptember 1992
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

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[]

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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[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[]

  1. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
  2. "I Wish I Knew"
  3. "Stompin' at the Savoy"
  4. "Boardwalk Blues"
  5. "Lush Life"
  6. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"
  7. "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry"
  8. "Jitterbug Waltz"
  9. "Thanksgiving Prayer"
  10. "Why Did I Choose You?/Never Let Me Go"
  11. "Grandpa's Spells"

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Yanow, Scott. "Bill Mays – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 26". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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