Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Six
| Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Six | |
|---|---|
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| Live album by | |
| Recorded | July 1990 |
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Concord |
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Six is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Hal Galper, recorded in 1990.
Music and recording
[edit]The album was recorded in July 1990 at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California.[1] Galper commented that, "I was approaching it with a perfectionist attitude, like I had to have everything worked out. And I was getting more and more uptight about it. So I threw all my plans out the window! I went in with 20 or 25 songs that I had sort of done things on, and I winged it!"[2]
Release and reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [1] |
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Six was released by Concord Records.[1] The AllMusic reviewer commented that "Galper goes about each task armed with a keen rhythmic sense and a fount of harmonic knowledge."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz concluded that "Galper's touch is exact; the ideas come unimpeded but rarely glibly. There is, though, a lack of any real drama, and the set doesn't repay repeated listening."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Spoken Introduction"
- "Whisper Not"
- "It Never Was You"
- "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"
- "A Kiss to Build a Dream On"
- "Willow Weep for Me"
- "The Touch of Your Lips"
- "Bemsha Swing"
- "Detour Ahead"
- "Airegin"
Personnel
[edit]- Hal Galper – piano
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 393. ISBN 0-14-015364-0.
- ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013) "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles.
- ^ a b Adler, David R. "Hal Galper – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 6". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
