Denny Zeitlin at Maybeck
| Denny Zeitlin at Maybeck | |
|---|---|
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| Live album by | |
| Recorded | October 1992 |
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Concord |
Denny Zeitlin at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume 27 is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Denny Zeitlin.
Music and recording
[edit]The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in October 1992.[2] Most of the material is standards.[2]
Release and reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz suggested that the album should improve Zeitlin's musical standing.[2] The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "This live solo performance is one of his greatest triumphs".[3] Pianist Liam Noble described the performance of "'Round Midnight": "this harmony is startlingly beautiful, quietly rendered and with its own strange disquiet, and carefully arranged. This is a recomposition... at first it feels like he could go anywhere with it, plucked strings against single lines seeming to abandon the chords completely before he eases into a medium tempo swing".[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Blues on the Side"
- "Girl Next Door"
- "My Man's Gone Now"
- "Lazy Bird"
- "'Round Midnight"
- "Love for Sale"
- "And Then I Wondered If You Knew"
- "Country Fair"
- "Sophisticated Lady"
- "The End of a Love Affair"
- "Just Passing By"
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?/Fifth House"
Personnel
[edit]- Denny Zeitlin – 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 d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 1391. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. "Denny Zeitlin – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 27". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 738.
- ^ Noble, Liam (March 9, 2023). "Liam Noble Writes About the Concord 'Live at Maybeck Recital Hall' Series (Part 2 of 4, 'Round Midnight')". London Jazz News. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
