Ellis Larkins at Maybeck

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Ellis Larkins at Maybeck
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RecordedMarch 1992
Venue Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre Jazz
Label Concord

Ellis Larkins at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Ellis Larkins.

Contents

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California [1] in March 1992. [2] The material, chosen by Larkins, is "a rarefied selection of songs [...] as well as some Ellington and a tune of his own". [2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The AllMusic review described Larkins as "A tasteful and subtle player whose chord voicings are unique". [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that Larkins's "proper technique, off-kilter humour and very slow, stately swing make up a kind of jazz that has almost vanished". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Introductory Announcement"
  2. "How'dja Like to Love Me?"
  3. "Perfume and Rain"
  4. "Oh, Lady Be Good"
  5. "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore"
  6. "Blue Skies"
  7. "No More/God Bless the Child"
  8. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
  9. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"
  10. "Leave Me Alone"
  11. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
  12. "When a Woman Loves a Man/I'm Through with Love"

Personnel

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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. 1 2 3 4 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 788. ISBN   978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Ellis Larkins – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 22". AllMusic . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 96.