Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Thirteen
| Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Thirteen | |
|---|---|
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| Live album by | |
| Recorded | November 1990 |
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Concord |
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Thirteen is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Steve Kuhn, recorded in 1990.
Music and recording
[edit]The album was recorded in November 1990 at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California.[1] Kuhn deconstructs and then reconstructs "I Remember You" and "Autumn in New York".[2]
Pianist Liam Noble described Kuhn's performance of "Old Folks": "the colla voce movement punctuated by long right hand breaks and eccentric repeated notes, a sound that he's made his own over the years. He goes where his fingers take him: and when he hits the stride section, it's a peculiar, clipped feel like [Thelonious] Monk's but with less front on the note".[3]
Release and reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [1] |
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Thirteen was released by Concord Records.[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz concluded that the album was "Impressive and worthwhile", but commented that "Kuhn's sometimes extreme opposition of left and right hands [...] still betrays a certain crudity towards the bass end."[1] The AllMusic reviewer wrote that, "This very satisfying concert CD is well-worth acquiring".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Old Folks"
- "Solar"
- "Don't Explain"
- "I Remember You"
- "Autumn in New York"
- "The Meaning of the Blues"
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Kuhn – piano
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 639–640. ISBN 0-14-015364-0.
- ^ a b c Dryden, Ken "Steve Kuhn – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 13". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Noble, Liam (April 9, 2023). "Liam Noble Writes About the Concord 'Live at Maybeck Recital Hall' Series. (Part 3 of 4, Dave McKenna and Steve Kuhn)". London Jazz News. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
