Richie Beirach at Maybeck

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Richie Beirach at Maybeck
Live album by
Richie Beirach
RecordedJanuary 5, 1992
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

Richie Beirach at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Nineteen is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Richie Beirach.

Music and recording[]

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] on January 5, 1992.[2] Most of the tracks are standards;[3] the final one, "Elm", is the only original, and comes from Beirach's 1979 album Elm.[2] The format "allows Beirach to exploit his romantic credentials with only a nominal interest in the usual bop formulas, and he throws in a few startling unorthodox glissandos here and there to shake everyone up. Very often, he works compellingly with repetitions in the left hand".[3]

Release and reception[]

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

The AllMusic reviewer described it as "A most absorbing recital, cleanly recorded."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that his playing is less abstract than on other recordings, and that the standards are perhaps performed too elaborately.[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Introductory Announcement"
  2. "All the Things You Are"
  3. "On Green Dolphin Street"
  4. "Some Other Time"
  5. "You Don't Know What Love Is"
  6. "Spring Is Here"
  7. "All Blues"
  8. "Over the Rainbow/Small World/In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
  9. "'Round Midnight"
  10. "Remember"
  11. "Elm"

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Henkin, Andrey (January 2021). "On This Day". The New York City Jazz Record. No. 225. p. 32.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Ginell, Richard S. "Richie Beirach – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 19". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
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